Alain Belda Quotes on Business & Commerce (3 Quotes)

We are not satisfied with these results, ... We are confident that the restructuring of our primary and fabricating businesses, coupled with our continued focus on implementing the Alcoa business system and our commitment to grow the company, will enable us to resume sustainable savings and profitable growth in 2002 and beyond.

Looking to the fourth quarter, we expect to continue to benefit from recent acquisitions, our cost reduction program, and the seasonal strength of our packaging and consumer business, ... However, we also expect the softness to continue in the construction, transportation, building and distribution markets and see no relief from the higher energy prices.

As we move forward to the fourth quarter, Alcoa expects to benefit from the current strength in aluminum prices, the continued integration of our recent acquisitions, the cost-reduction program and the seasonal strength of our packaging and consumer business,