Alcoa contributes to a sustainable 2008 Beijing Olympics  August
1, 2008 Alcoa contributed to China's commitment to a "green"
Olympics by providing lightweight aluminium for transportation
systems that were used during the games and including its
aluminum composite material on several new venues constructed
especially for the 2008 Beijing Olympics.  Visitors to the
Olympic Village rode on buses powered by electricity and rolling
on stylish Alcoa polished forged aluminum wheels. Alcoa provided
customer Beijing Public Transport Holding Ltd. (BPTC), a large
state-owned public transport service, with 350 wheels for 50
buses. The lightweight Alcoa aluminum wheels provide significant
weight savings over comparable steel wheels, shaving nearly 275
pounds from each bus, which, in turn, improved the overall
operating efficiency of the electric buses. The Alcoa aluminum
wheels also proved to be both fuel efficient and cost effective
during road testing conducted by BPTC.  In addition,
environmentally-friendly, aluminiu