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ACE OMINECA” HERALD - .
sda, October 19, 1966.

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‘wo Million Tons”
larked.on Friday

The two millionth. ton of ‘alurninum was poured at Alcan's
at Smelter Friday, some 12 years ‘after the first metal

poured in the presence of

H.R.H, Prince Phillip; Duke of

burgh, on fugust 3, 1954," The one’ millionth ten was

ad at the s
2 pouring of the two mil-
ton of aluminum .. marks
er milestone in the history
imat today,” Mr. Gwyn‘ con-
, “it is difficult to realize
menly 15 years ago there was
Z here but dense. ‘bush.
was no dam on the Nechako.
ho: tunnel through’ Mount
e, nO powerhouse and town-
t Kemano, no port facilities,
or town in the valley of
mat River. Many towns in
ountry have a longer history
we have, but few can boast
ourful or exciting a history
s, brief though it may be.”
the 12 years since produc-
egan in 1954, our. capacity
isen from an initial 90,000
ito our present capacity of.
00 tons per year and we are
xpanding both primary oo
m and other facilities,”
h sald. "In 1954, our or odte
consisted entirely of straight
nercial grade metal in the 50-
bd ingot form. However, in the
ening years facilities have
added for the production of

ancouver Man
mpeaks To Local

4 e

Radio Group
mAbout 20 local citizen's band

idio operators met informally

piuday afternoon. to hear an ad-
mpess by John Moran, radio equip-
; Rent supplier, of Vancouver: Mr.

loran spoke to the: -group at an
meiprompiu meeting held in the
@eeue Gables dinning room. -

He outlined the uses of citizen's
mad radio in all communities and
mted instances whereby cilizen’s
mapnd equipment has proven to be
a boon during times of emergency,
oe Mir. Moran also pointed out the
meivantages of having an. active
mercistered citizen’s band club and

ged local: operators to consider
meprmation of such a group.
am A formative meeting is schedul-
ed for next Sunday evening in the
Selue Gables dining room. Proceed-

mngs will get underway at 7 p.m.
nd anyone interested in citizen’s
mpand radio work is welcome to
e ‘tend.

elter on Noveinber 2i, 1961.

750 and 1500-pound ingots, aheet fan

ingot weighing up to 20,000 Ibs.,

and extrusion ingot in a variety ||

of sizes. The emphasis has now

shifted from’ the production - of

‘straight commercial grade metal
to a variety of ingot in a large
number of shapes, sizes, alloys,

and grades of purity tailored to| |

the needs of specifie fabricating
customers.” ”

Aluminum - “produced at. Kiti- |)

mat is shipped to the four corners
of fhe: .world, including the United
States, United . Kingdom, Contin-
ental Europe, Africa, ‘Asta and
South America. Over 85 per cent
of Alcan’s aluminum ingot -produc-
tion in Canada, where our capa-
city now totals. 832,000 tons per
year, is sold in the international
market. thus contributing to Can-
ada’s foreign exchange ‘position,
Since, ‘the development — of the
Kitimat-Kemano project,.at a cost:

of over $450,000,000, Alcan has be-|
come an integrated operation in |-

British. Columbia,- with hydro-
electric power. facilities at Kem:

ano, smelter at Kitimat, fabricat-

ing plants in Richmond and Ana-

cis Island, both in the Vancouver:

area, and B,C, Alcan Siding -Divi-
sion, Alean Design Homes Limit-
ed, and a District Sales Office in
‘Vancouver. .

Alcan’s fabricating plant. in
Richmond produces extrusiony for
the manufacture of windows, ar-
chitectural components, signs and
other practical’ and. decorative
uses: seamless - - tubing, ‘angles,

designs. The plant also produces
electrical conductor cable and rod,
and has’ anodizing facilities ‘ for
producing clear, coloured, 'polish-
‘ed or plain finishes on aluminum
extrusions, sheet, ‘tubing and
castings. .

/ “Because of our expanded oper:
ations in the province.” Mr, Gwyn
said, “we now have direct access
to mass. consumer markets
through our fabricating and sales
divisions in the Vancouver area.
Company-wide research into the
development of new alloys and
markets for aluminum indicates a
bright future in the Jong Tange
for our industry. ”

Freight Agents for:

WHEN THE CREW OF DC3 casting machine raised a 1500-
pound ingot containing the two millionth ton of aluminum
produced at Alcan’s Kitimat, B.C. smelter on the’ morning

of October 14, assistant works manager T. L, Gibson was on

hand to congratulate machine operator. Manuel Trigo. Afso
‘shown in the phato from left to right are Bruno’ Unger, shift
foreman; John’ Jeffrey, general foreman; Evaristo De Melo,
assistant operator; Heinz Kalmbach, assistorit .operator:
Manuel da Costa, shift foreman;. Poul-Loeffler, saw machine

operator; Mr. Gibson; Mr. Trigo; JW. Bell, general super-

intendent ‘casting and shipping division; Bill Keith, general

foreman;- “Tony Coppens, ‘day. foreman; R. A, ‘Reid, super- -
Eart

intendent -casting; : Bernard ‘Dicker, shift foreman;
Welin, mechanical maintenance foreman; Helmut Benn,
doy foreman. 7

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