Alcan Packaging, Cumbria, has today launched ‘Batteries Not Included’, a campaign designed to help reduce the carbon emissions the company produces.  The launch follows the successful completion of project ‘Gridlock’, which ran between September 2006 and September 2007, reducing energy consumption by 10% and removing over 1612.6 tonnes of carbon from the company’s footprint – the equivalent of taking 4,341 lorry miles off the road.

As a plant wide initiative, ‘Batteries Not Included’ will range in methods from encouraging employees to switch off lights and electrical devices when not in use, through to shutting down plant and factory equipment whenever possible.  The scheme challenges all involved to reduce Alcan Packaging Cumbria’s energy consumption by an additional 10% by September 2008.

Grant Beverley, Continuous Improvement expert, Alcan Packaging Cumbria, comments: “We’re delighted by the results of the campaign to date, and its success is a testament to all employees involved and their commitment to saving energy. The focus now is to continue this process and further reduce our energy consumption.”

Alcan Packaging - Food Europe is the European leader in flexible packaging for the food and beverages market. Alcan Packaging - Food Europe registered sales of $US2.1 billion in 2006. It operates 31 plants in 18 countries and employs 7,500 people.

Alcan Packaging - Food Europe is a part of Alcan Packaging, a world leader in flexible packaging solutions for the Beauty, Food, Pharmaceutical and Tobacco markets.

Alcan Inc. (NYSE, TSX: AL) is a leading global materials company, delivering high quality products and services worldwide. With world-class technology and operations in bauxite mining, alumina processing, primary metal smelting, power generation, aluminium fabrication, engineered solutions as well as flexible and specialty packaging, today’s Alcan is well positioned to meet and exceed its customers’ needs. Alcan is represented by 68,000 employees, including its joint-ventures, in 61 countries and regions, and posted revenues of US$23.6 billion in 2006. The Company has featured on the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index consecutively since 2003. For more information, please visit: www.alcan.com

Catherine Hamou
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