Alcoa Named to FORTUNE Magazine's "Most Admired" List; Named to Annual Ranking for 24th Consecutive Year.NEW YORK New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of -- Alcoa (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :AA) announced today that it has been named one of FORTUNE Magazine's 2007 Most Admired Companies in the publication's annual ranking. Only the best are listed as most admired, and Alcoa has been named to the top admired ranking for 24 years in a row. In 2005, Alcoa was inducted into the publication's Hall of Fame list, for its consistent high performance in the magazine's rankings. For its survey of 616 companies in 68 industries, FORTUNE asked more than 16,000 industry executives, directors and securities analysts to rank companies on key attributes. Alcoa maintained its high rankings See Google bomb. on social responsibility, financial soundness, innovation and quality of products/services. Other recent awards that Alcoa has attained include recognition as a top role model in sustainable business A business is sustainable if it has adapted its practices for the use of renewable resources and holds itself accountable for the environmental and human rights impacts of its activities. practices when named one of the most sustainable corporations in the world for three years in a row at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. Alcoa is also the only metals company and the top ranked major U.S. corporation on a new international listing of the world's top 50 low-carbon pioneers published by an affiliate of CNBC Europe CNBC Europe is a business and financial news channel broadcast in Europe. It is the European version of CNBC. It is operated by NBC Universal, and headquartered in London. . Alcoa is the world's leading producer and manager of primary aluminum, fabricated fab·ri·cate tr.v. fab·ri·cat·ed, fab·ri·cat·ing, fab·ri·cates 1. To make; create. 2. To construct by combining or assembling diverse, typically standardized parts: aluminum and alumina alumina (əl  `mĭnə) or aluminum oxide, Al2O3, chemical compound with m.p. about 2,000°C; and sp. gr. about 4.0. facilities, and is active in
all major aspects of the industry. Alcoa serves the aerospace,
automotive, packaging, building and construction, commercial
transportation and industrial markets, bringing design, engineering,
production and other capabilities of Alcoa's businesses to
customers. In addition to aluminum products and components, Alcoa also
markets consumer brands including Reynolds Wrap[R] foils and plastic
wraps, Alcoa[R] wheels, and Baco[R] household wraps. Among its other
businesses are closures, fastening systems, precision castings, and
electrical distribution systems for cars and trucks. The company has
123,000 employees in 44 countries and has been named one of the top most
sustainable corporations in the world at the World Economic Forum in
Davos, Switzerland. More information can be found at www.alcoa.com
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