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Article: RUSNANO and Alcoa Sign a Memorandum of Understanding.
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- Nanotechnology Weekly
- Article date:
- November 9, 2009
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Alcoa (NYSE:AA) President and CEO Klaus Kleinfeld and RUSNANO CEO Anatoly Chubais have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to explore opportunities for applying nanotechnology in the aluminum industry. The two companies have identified several promising technical and commercial fields to begin pursuing together. These include off-shore oil and gas drilling systems, high-efficiency power transmission, next-generation lighting, energy-efficient buildings and transportation systems and green packaging.
The signing took place during a visit by a RUSNANO delegation to Alcoa's New York headquarters and the Alcoa Technical Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
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