Alcoa Wheels Contribute to Environmentally Friendly Coca-Cola Distribution Trucks in Belgium.CLEVELAND -- Renault Trucks Renault Trucks is a French truck manufacturer with its corporate headquarters at Saint-Priest near Lyon. Since 2001 it has been owned by Volvo Group. From its beginnings in 1978 to 2002, the company was called Renault Véhicules Industriels and Coca-Cola Enterprises Coca-Cola Enterprises NYSE: CCE is the largest bottler by volume in the Coca-Cola System. It is the anchor bottler for North America and parts of Europe. The company is the bottler of Coca-Cola and its other soft drink products, and in some areas a few other soft drink Belgium (CCEB CCEB Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics CCEB Canadian Chiropractic Examining Board CCEB Combined Communications-Electronics Board CCEB Common Criteria Editorial Board ) are joining forces to reduce their environmental impact, and Alcoa wheels are playing a part. Renault Trucks is making a test vehicle with a hybrid propulsion system available to Coca-Cola Enterprises Belgium - a move which will speed up development of the Renault Premium Distribution Hybrys Tech by having it used under actual operating conditions. To make the vehicle even more environmentally friendly, it is equipped with Alcoa forged aluminum wheels with the easy to clean Dura-Bright[R] surface treatment. Alcoa wheels are not only lighter than steel, but also stronger and are 100% recyclable. Their reduced weight results in fewer emissions. About Alcoa Wheel and Transportation Products Alcoa Wheel and Transportation Products, headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, serves the commercial vehicle, automotive, and defense markets with products used in a range of applications including cast and forged aluminum wheels, aluminum space frames, specialized vacuum die cast products, niche products such as Dura-Bright[R] and Dura-Flange[R] wheels and M-Series[TM] medium truck wheels, as well as a variety of other aluminum components for these markets. AWTP AWTP Automated Weapon Target Planning AWTP Ash Water Treatment Plant is composed of three divisions: Transportation Products, Commercial Vehicle Wheels, and Automotive Wheels. It employs 2,800 people at 30 locations worldwide. About Alcoa Alcoa (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :AA) is the world leader in the production and management of primary aluminum, fabricated aluminum and alumina combined, through its active and growing participation 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 including flat-rolled products, hard alloy extrusions, and forgings, Alcoa also markets Alcoa[R] wheels, fastening systems, precision and investment castings, and building systems. The Company has been named one of the top most sustainable corporations in the world at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland and has been a member of the Dow Jones Sustainability Index for eight consecutive years. Alcoa employs approximately 63,000 people in 31 countries across the world. More information can be found at www.alcoa.com Photos/Multimedia Gallery Available: http://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/mmg.cgi?eid=6102078&lang=yy |
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