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Alcan Recognized As Best-in-Class of the "2006 Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations in the World"

Posted on: Thursday, 2 February 2006, 12:00 CST

MONTREAL, Feb. 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Alcan Inc. (NYSE, TSX: AL) announced today that it has been selected best-in-class in the metals and mining industry for the second year in a row on the "2006 Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations in the World" listing. The list recognizes the best companies' exceptional capacity to address sector-specific environmental, social and governance risks and opportunities.

"To truly be sustainable, a company must lead by and set an example for businesses around the world. Being recognized as best-in-class every year since the Global 100's launch is a credit to the hard work Alcan and its employees are doing everyday in addressing economic, social, and environmental challenges and opportunities and making sustainability a leading priority," said Travis Engen, President and Chief Executive Officer, Alcan Inc.

Launched in 2005, the Global 100 is compiled annually by Corporate Knights Inc. and Innovest Strategic Value Advisors and makes its selection from 1800 publicly-traded companies on the MSCI World Index.

In announcing the 2006 Global 100 at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Innovest Chief Executive Dr. Matthew Kiernan, said, "Global companies' performance on environmental, social, and governance issues is rapidly becoming more critical to their competitiveness, profitability, and share price. The Global 100 companies showcased here today have already demonstrated that sustainability premium, and we believe that they are positioned to reward their investors even more heavily in the future."

Alcan is a multinational, market-driven company and a global leader in aluminum and packaging. With world-class operations in primary aluminum, fabricated aluminum as well as flexible and specialty packaging, aerospace applications, bauxite mining and alumina processing, today's Alcan is well positioned to meet and exceed its customers' needs for innovative solutions and service. Alcan employs approximately 70,000 people and has operating facilities in 55 countries and regions.

ALCAN INC.

CONTACT: Media Contact: Anik Michaud, +1-514-848-8151,media.relations@alcan.com; Investor Contact: Corey Copeland,+1-514-848-8368, investor.relations@alcan.comTo request a free copy of this organization's annual report, please go tohttp://www.newswire.ca/ and click on reports@cnw.

Source: PRNewswire-FirstCall

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