Alcoa Names 2011 Top North American Scrap Aluminum Suppliers

Alcoa (NYSE: AA) today announced its Top Ten North American Scrap
Aluminum Suppliers as well as the 'Most Improved? Supplier for 2011.
This marks the seventh consecutive year that Alcoa′s scrap aluminum
purchasing group has compiled the Top Ten list. The key criteria include
safety, quality, volume, sustainability and environmental compliance and
delivery performance.

'This program has been a vital component of our plan to sustain and grow
the flow of scrap aluminum into our locations,? said Gary S. Doughty,
Alcoa′s North American Scrap Materials Manager. 'Alcoa plans to continue
with this proven strategy as we look to the future to meet our growing
need for scrap aluminum across our North American facilities.?

The 2011 North American Scrap Aluminum Purchasing Top Ten Suppliers
are:

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  American Iron and Metal LP [Montreal, Ontario, Canada]
  
• 
  Atlas Metal & Iron Corporation [Denver, CO]
  
• 
  Commercial Metals Company [Dallas, TX]
  
• 
  Jack Engle & Company [Los Angeles, CA]
  
• 
  Omnisource & Omnisource SE Corporation [Fort Wayne, IND.; Lyman, SC ]
  
• 
  PSC Metals, Inc. [Wooster, OH]
  
• 
  Service Aluminum Corporation [Baltimore, MD]
  
• 
  Schupan & Sons Inc. [Kalamazoo, MI]
  
• 
  State Metal Industries [Camden, NJ]
  
• 
  United Scrap Metal Inc. [Cicero, IL]
  

The 2011 North American Scrap Aluminum Purchasing 'Most Improved?
Supplier is:

• 
  Sims Metal Management Inc. [Chicago, IL]
  

In 2010, Alcoa recycled approximately 1.1 billion pounds of aluminum
helping to further increase the Company′s leading position in the
industry. Aluminum is infinitely recyclable with approximately 75
percent of all aluminum produced since 1888 still in use today. Material
from the siding, aerospace, automotive and ground transportation,
lithographic, and extrusion markets are included in North America′s
purchasing efforts.

About Alcoa

Alcoa is the world′s leading producer of primary and fabricated
aluminum, as well as the world′s largest miner of bauxite and refiner of
alumina. In addition to inventing the modern-day aluminum industry,
Alcoa innovation has been behind major milestones in the aerospace,
automotive, packaging, building and construction, commercial
transportation, consumer electronics and industrial markets over the
past 120 years. Among the solutions Alcoa markets are flat-rolled
products, hard alloy extrusions, and forgings, as well as Alcoa ? wheels,
fastening systems, precision and investment castings, and building
systems in addition to its expertise in other light metals such as
titanium and nickel-based super alloys. Sustainability is an integral
part of Alcoa′s operating practices and the product design and
engineering it provides to customers. Alcoa has been a member of the Dow
Jones Sustainability Index for 10 consecutive years and approximately 75
percent of all of the aluminum ever produced since 1888 is still in
active use today. Alcoa employs approximately 59,000 people in 31
countries across the world. More information can be found at www.alcoa.com.

Alcoa Inc.

Kevin G. Lowery, 412-553-1424

Kevin.lowery@alcoa.com