It’s one thing to set off for a 10-day, 5,000-mile time-distance road rally in temperatures that dip way below freezing. And it’s quite another to do so in a new vehicle, testing it out in ways that ...

HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. (AP) -- General Cable will spend $185 million in cash to acquire Alcan Cable, the wire and cable business of mining company Rio Tinto PLC. Based on current metal prices, General ...

Following Alcan's May 18, 2004 announcement of its intention to pursue a spin-off to its shareholders of substantially all of the rolled products businesses held by Alcan prior to its acquisition of ...

Montreal, Canada — Alcan has launched its global Indigenous Peoples policy, a critical component within Alcan’s commitment to stakeholder engagement. The Policy, which will be distributed and apply to ...

Alcoa says it could raise its hostile $28.6 billion offer for Alcan if warranted, but the Canadian aluminum maker has rebuffed requests for talks, a regulatory filing showed on Tuesday. In an exchange ...

Alcoa Inc. is making a hostile bid for Canadian aluminum rival Alcan Inc. worth nearly $27 billion after failing in almost two years of private talks to reach a negotiated deal. Alcoa said the ...

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA — Mining giant Rio Tinto has offered to buy Canadian aluminum company Alcan Inc. for $38.1 billion in cash, the companies said Thursday, in a friendly takeover that tops a hostile ...

With a 37-year career in the aluminum industry, handling coups and monetary crises, Richard Evans, 59, is no stranger to challenges. After four months as CEO of Montreal-based Alcan–the world’s No. 2 ...