Alcan , India
We can win this! Taking the fight to the Alcan suits! www.minesandcommunities.org April 9/2005 Massive mobilization and march to urge Alcan executives and shareholders to pull out of a destructive mining project in Kashipur, India.
Groups protest violence against anti-mining activists India Resource Center February 1/2005 Social justice advocates, human rights activists, writers and intellectuals protest violence against indigenous and dalit peoples in Orissa to facilitate the entry of mining companies into bauxite rich forest lands.
Indigenous peoples solidarity movement www.ipsm.nativeweb.org February 1/2005 The Quebec Public Interest Research Group, QPIRG-McGill, present the Revolutionary Film Festival on "Mining, Land and Indigenous Peoples' Resistance Across the Globe."
Police repression and bauxite mining in Kashipur india.indymedia.org January 5/2005 The use of brutal force on the democratic struggle of the adivasis in Kashipur by the Orissa government is condemnable.
Police violence against the peoples of Kashipur must stop immediately! Mining Watch Canada December 10/2004 Urgent action alert.
Alcan't in India www.saanet.org December 1/2004 Alcan't in India is a solidarity group based in Montreal, Quebec, of Canada. It is aimed at supporting the residents of Kashipur, India, in their struggle to preserve power over the development of their land and resources.
Alcan can't substantiate claims & admits proposed Indian mine lacks official environmental clearance www.saanet.org July 7/2004 Pressed by concerned Canadians over Montreal-based Alcan's investment in a controversial mining project in the Kashipur region of India, high-level company officials admitted Alcan does not have the necessary environmental clearances.
Alcan juggling with the futures of marginalized peoples in India Mining Watch Canada December 10/2003 As the fourth World Social Forum prepares to converge in Mumbai in January, much attention is focusing on Montreal-based aluminum multinational Alcan and its questionable activities in the Forum's host country.
Alcan to exit India, sells Indal to Hindalco www.indianexpress.com March 23/2000 The Canadian-based Alcan Aluminium Ltd. has decided to exit India and will sell its 54.62 per cent stake in Indian Aluminium (Indal) to the Aditya V. Birla group firm Hindalco Industries in an all cash mega deal worth Rs 738 crore.
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