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MONTREAL, Nov. 28 /CNW Telbec-AsiaNet/ –

Travis Engen, President and Chief Executive Officer of Alcan Inc., will
hold a press conference at Maison Alcan, the Company’s global headquarters, to
announce the 2005 winner of the Alcan Prize for Sustainability. Together with
Adrian Hodges, Managing Director,Corporate Partnership & Development, Prince of
Wales International Business Leaders Forum (IBLF), and David Runnals,
President, International Institute for Sustainable Development, Canada, Mr.
Engen will announce the winning organization and the recipients of US$15,000
Alcan Grants, confirmed by a panel of international sustainability experts.

The Alcan Prize for Sustainability is an annual prize recognizing
outstanding contributions from not-for-profit, non-governmental and civil
society organizations to the goal of economic, environmental, and social
sustainability.

Find out which of these organizations will be awarded US$1 Million:

- Aga Khan Planning and Building - Bioplaneta, Mexico
Services, Pakistan

- Ecotrust and Ecotrust Canada, Canada - Global Nature Fund, Germany

- Practical Action, U.K. - Magic Bus, India

- Oasis Association, South Africa - Rainforest Alliance, U.S.A.

- Roundabout Outdoor, South Africa - Voluntary Service Overseas,
U.K.

Mr. Engen, Mr. Hodges and Mr. Runnalls as well as representatives from the
winning organization will be available for comment directly following the press
conference. One-on-one interviews can be arranged for later in the day through
the media contact provided below.

When: Wednesday, December 7, 2005
10 :00am - 10 :45am

Where: Maison Alcan Culver Atrium
1188 Sherbrooke Street West, Montreal

SOURCE: ALCAN INC.

CONTACT: or to arrange an interview:

Patricia Keuroglian,
Alcan Inc.,
(514) 848-1351;

To request a free copy of this organization’s annual report,
please go to http://www.newswire.ca and click on reports@cnw

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