Rio Tinto Alcan, Inc.

Rio Tinto Alcan Inc. became the world's largest Aluminium company when Rio Tinto PLC's Canadian subsidiary, Rio Tinto Canada Holding Inc., completed a friendly acquisition of Canadian company Alcan Inc. on November 15, 2007. On this date, Alcan Inc. was renamed Rio Tinto Alcan Inc.. Alcan Inc., at the time of the takeover, had been the world's third largest aluminium producer, behind its one time parent Alcoa (from which it split in 1928) and Rusal. The 2007 deal that created Rio Tinto Alcan Inc. followed a failed hostile takeover bid for Alcan by Alcoa. We are the aluminium business of Rio Tinto. We maintain large scale, long life, efficient operations. We have over 24,000 employees and are active on six continents and in 27 countries. This includes a significant presence in Australia, Canada and France. Our operations Our operations are divided into two business units: Bauxite and Alumina, and Primary Metal. We currently own, operate or have interests in: 6 bauxite mines and deposits in 4 countries 10 alumina refineries in 5 countries 23 aluminium smelters in 10 countries 12 power generating plants including 9 hydroelectric facilities Annually we produce approximately: 35 million tonnes of bauxite (2008) 9 million tonnes of alumina (2008) 4 million tonnes of aluminium (2008) Our global and Primary Metal headquarters are in Montreal, Canada. Bauxite and Alumina is headquartered in Brisbane, Australia. Our products Our products are derived from all stages of the aluminium production process: Mining bauxite Refining bauxite into alumina Smelting alumina to produce aluminium Manufacturing a large variety of fabricated, semi-fabricated aluminium and composite products AP smelting technology