ALCAN ALUMINIUM LTD /NEW
8-K, 2000-09-27
PRIMARY PRODUCTION OF ALUMINUM
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT


                       Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
                       the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): September 26, 2000


                             Alcan Aluminium Limited
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             (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)


                                     Canada
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                 (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

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         1-3677                                        Inapplicable
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Commission File Number                    (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
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                 1188 Sherbrooke Street West, Montreal, Quebec,
                 Canada H3A 3G2 (Address of principal executive
                         offices, including postal code)

                                 (514) 848-8000
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              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)


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ITEM 5. Other Events

        The information set forth in the press release issued by Alcan Aluminium
        Limited dated September 26, 2000, attached hereto as Exhibits 99.1 is
        incorporated herein by reference.

ITEM 7. Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Statements and Exhibits

        (c)  Exhibits

        99.1 Press release of Alcan Aluminium Limited, dated September 26, 2000.

        99.2 Cautionary Statement for purposes of the "Safe Harbor" provisions
             of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.


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                                   SIGNATURES

Pursuant  to the  requirements  of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of  1934,  the
registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


                                                       ALCAN ALUMINIUM LIMITED


                                                    By /s/ Serge Fecteau
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                                                       Serge Fecteau
                                                       Assistant Secretary

Date:  September 26, 2000

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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

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Exhibit
Number                             Description

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(99.1)    Press release of Alcan Aluminium Limited dated September 26, 2000.

(99.2)    Cautionary statement for purposes of the "Safe Harbor" provisions of
          the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
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