ECONOMIC DIVERSIFICATION IN SAGUENAY–
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Business
Group: Primary Metal
Region: North America |
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The Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean region
of Quebec, Canada was chosen in April 2004 as the site for
an office dedicated to industrial development in all regions
where the Company operates in Canada.
A team composed of a dozen experts works with regional partners
(entrepreneurs, regional business organizations, etc.) in
order to support concrete efforts leading to industrial development
and the creation of jobs. Efforts are oriented toward three
objectives:
| The growth of value-added fabrication activities and
aluminum-based products through technology transfer inside
Alcan; |
| The continued development of regional capacities in
research, technology and engineering; |
| The growth of local enterprises and suppliers directly
or indirectly associated with primary aluminum production. |
As a further illustration, the Primary Metal group has re-positioned
its Dubuc plant in the Saguenay region as a world leader for
the production of bussbars for smelters as well as in specialized
products for the world aerospace and aeronautics industries.
In 2003 and 2004, Alcan and its community partners announced
the creation of more than 750 jobs in the Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean
region in Quebec.
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