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Alcoa breaks ground Monday for next phase of $600 million modernization at Massena facilities

Posted 6/30/13

MASSENA -- Alcoa will hold a groundbreaking ceremony at the Massena East Plant July 1 to celebrate moving forward with the next phase of their modernization project. As announced in April, Alcoa will …

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Alcoa breaks ground Monday for next phase of $600 million modernization at Massena facilities

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MASSENA -- Alcoa will hold a groundbreaking ceremony at the Massena East Plant July 1 to celebrate moving forward with the next phase of their modernization project.

As announced in April, Alcoa will present the New York Power Authority with a $10 million check to capitalize the North Country Economic Development Fund.

Alcoa Foundation will also award a grant to a regional non-profit organization to support workforce skills development.

The ceremony begins at noon.

A project overview shows that the plan includes construction of a new potline at Alcoa’s Massena East, formerly the Reynolds Metals smelter, which will produce 144,000 metric tons of aluminum per year; upgrades to existing facilities at Massena West; and modifications to other existing facilities that will help integrate the two plants and support the new potline.