South Carolina General Assembly

120th Session, 2013-2014

S.522

STATUS INFORMATION

Concurrent Resolution

Sponsors: Senators Campbell and Grooms

Document Path: l:\s-res\pgc\006alco.mrh.pgc.docx

Introduced in the Senate on March 13, 2013

Introduced in the House on March 19, 2013

Adopted by the General Assembly on March 19, 2013

Summary: Alcoa Appreciation Day

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

DateBodyAction Description with journal page number

3/13/2013SenateIntroduced, adopted, sent to House(Senate Journalpage4)

3/19/2013HouseIntroduced, adopted, returned with concurrence (House Journalpage17)

VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

3/13/2013

A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

TO RECOGNIZE THE SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF THE ALCOA MT. HOLLY PLANT IN GOOSE CREEK, SOUTH CAROLINA UPON THEIR ONE HUNDRED TWENTY-FIFTH ANNIVERSARY AND TO DECLARE MARCH 20, 2013, AS “ALCOA APPRECIATION DAY” IN SOUTH CAROLINA.

Whereas, Alcoa’s co-founder, Charles Martin Hall, discovered an affordable way to produce aluminum through electrolysis in 1886 that created the modern aluminum industry; and

Whereas, to commercialize Hall’s discovery, the Pittsburg Reduction Company was incorporated on October 1, 1888, and later renamed Alcoa; and

Whereas, Alcoa’s innovative solutions have revolutionized its markets from aerospace and automotive to consumer electronics and packaging; and

Whereas, Alcoa’s leadership in sustainability and recycling has resulted in recognition as one of the Top Green Companies by Business Week Magazine and being featured in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index for ten consecutive years; and

Whereas, Alcoa has partnered with its communities and invested more than five hundred fifty million dollars through the Alcoa Foundation since it was founded in 1952; and

Whereas, the Alcoa Mt. Holly plant in Goose Creek is responsible for nine hundred million dollars in economic impact on the State of South Carolina; and

Whereas, Alcoa Mt. Holly is responsible for six hundred direct jobs and a total of four thousand direct, indirect, and induced jobs statewide; and

Whereas, Alcoa Mt. Holly’s leadership in manufacturing excellence, community stewardship, and environmental stewardship was honored with the Silver Crescent Large Manufacturer of the Year Award in 2009, and the employee volunteer program received the Charleston Magazine Giving Back Award in 2012. Now, therefore,

Be it resolved by the Senate, the House of Representatives concurring:

That the members of the General Assembly, by this resolution, recognize the significant contributions and accomplishments of the Alcoa Mt. Holly plant in Goose Creek, South Carolina upon the one hundred twenty-fifth anniversary of its founding and declare March 20, 2013, as “Alcoa Appreciation Day” in South Carolina.

Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be forwarded to Alcoa Mt. Holly.

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