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Alcoa and Delphi Thermal Systems Named Finalist in Prestigious 2008 Automotive News PACE Awards for Novel Aluminum Brazing Sheet Material

PITTSBURGH & AUBURN HILLS, Mich.--(Business Wire)--
Alcoa (NYSE:AA) and Delphi announced today that Alcoa's North
American Rolled Products business and Delphi's Evaporator business are
finalists in the 2008 PACE competition, which honors innovation by
automotive suppliers. The 14th annual PACE (Premier Automotive
Suppliers' Contribution to Excellence) Award is presented by
Microsoft, SAP, Transportation Research Center Inc. and Automotive
News.

The award recognizes Alcoa for its five-layer composite aluminum
brazing sheet material designed for the automotive heat exchanger
market. The patented product was created at Alcoa's Lancaster,
Pennsylvania, Heat Exchanger Technical Center.

Alcoa collaborated with Delphi Thermal Systems (Pink Sheets:
DPHIQ) to design the brazing sheet material for air-conditioning
evaporators that is ultra-corrosion resistant and eliminates the use
of a chromate conversion coating. The resulting new, value-added
product created both cost and environmental benefits for Delphi.
Delphi's switch to the new product reduced fabricating costs, improved
work flow processes, and makes the evaporator now easily recyclable
after its service life.

Delphi has converted all of its controlled atmosphere brazed
evaporators worldwide -specifically, Europe, Asia and North America --
to the new Alcoa patented five-layer aluminum brazing sheet material.

"Alcoa is proud to be a finalist for this distinguished award
which recognizes innovation and acknowledges Alcoa's investment in
people, science and applied technology to deliver customer solutions
through new innovative products and process," said Mick Wallis, Vice
President, Alcoa and President, North American Rolled Products.

Alcoa and Delphi are finalists in the Manufacturing Process and
Capital Equipment category. Winners will be announced at a special
ceremony on Monday, April 14 in Detroit.

About Alcoa

Alcoa is the world leader in the production and management of
primary aluminum, fabricated aluminum and alumina combined, through
its active and growing participation in all major aspects of the
industry. Alcoa serves the aerospace, automotive, packaging, building
and construction, commercial transportation and industrial markets,
bringing design, engineering, production and other capabilities of
Alcoa's businesses to customers. In addition to aluminum products and
components including flat-rolled products, hard alloy extrusions, and
forgings, Alcoa also markets Alcoa(R) wheels, fastening systems,
precision and investment castings, and building systems. The Company
has 97,000 employees in 34 countries and has been named one of the top
most sustainable corporations in the world at the World Economic Forum
in Davos, Switzerland. More information can be found at www.alcoa.com

About Delphi Thermal Systems

Delphi Thermal Systems, headquartered in Auburn Hills, Mich.,
delivers enhanced energy efficiency, environmentally friendly,
world-class comfort and convenience through fully integrated heating
and cooling systems, modules and components globally. More information
is available at www.delphi.com

Alcoa Inc.
Kevin G. Lowery, 412-553-1424
or
Delphi
John Wray, 248-732-0614

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