Aluminum Association to Work with Canadian, Mexican Counterparts to Promote the Metal

The Aluminum Association will work with its Canadian and Mexican counterparts—Association de l'Aluminium du Canada and IMEDAL—to promote aluminum throughout North America, the groups determined at a September 20 meeting held during "Aluminum Week" in Rosemont, Ill.

“Each organization brings different strengths to expand aluminum’s message to people across North America,” said Steven Demetriou, Chairman and CEO of Aleris International and Aluminum Association Chairman.

“The aluminum industry needs to prepare for new market opportunities throughout North America as this region recovers from the recession,” said Eckhart Miesser, General Manager, Nacobre and President of IMEDAL, Instituto Mexicano del Aluminio.

“Aluminum can make an important contribution to reducing the effects of climate through a wide variety of product applications,” said Jean Simon, Vice President, Primary Metal-North America, Rio Tinto Alcan and Chairman, Association de l’Aluminium du Canada.

Executives attending the meeting—including Tom Brackmann, Vice Chairman, Aluminum Association and President, Nichols Aluminum; Steve Larkin, President, Aluminum Association; Jean Simon, Chairman, Association de l’Aluminium du Canada and Vice President, Primary Metal North America, Rio Tinto Alcan; Jean Simard, President, Association de l’Aluminium du Canada; Jean-Marc Germain, President, Novelis North America and Roberto Oliveros-Vasquez, Executive Director, Instituto Del Aluminio, A.C.—discussed their respective organizations’ work on sustainability, product applications, statistics, and standards programs. Follow-up meetings are scheduled for early 2011.

For more information, contact Steve Larkin at slarkin@aluminum.org.

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