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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001193125-07-199927
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20070912
ITEM INFORMATION:		Other Events
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20070912
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20070912

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			ALCOA INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000004281
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	ROLLING DRAWING & EXTRUDING OF NONFERROUS METALS [3350]
		IRS NUMBER:				250317820
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			PA
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-03610
		FILM NUMBER:		071114001

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		201 ISABELLA ST
		STREET 2:		ALCOA CORPORATE CTR
		CITY:			PITTSBURGH
		STATE:			PA
		ZIP:			15212-5858
		BUSINESS PHONE:		4125532576

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		801 ISABELLA ST
		STREET 2:		ALCOA CORPORATE CTR
		CITY:			PITTSBURGH
		STATE:			PA
		ZIP:			15212-5858

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	ALUMINUM CO OF AMERICA
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19920703
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<HR SIZE="3" NOSHADE COLOR="#000000" ALIGN="left"> <P STYLE="margin-top:3px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="5"><B>UNITED STATES </B></FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="5"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"
SIZE="3"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549 </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P><HR WIDTH="17%" SIZE="1" NOSHADE COLOR="#000000"> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="5"><B>FORM 8-K </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P><HR WIDTH="17%" SIZE="1" NOSHADE COLOR="#000000"> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="4"><B>CURRENT REPORT </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="4"><B>PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE </B></FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="4"><B>SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"
SIZE="2"><B>Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): September&nbsp;12, 2007 (September 12, 2007) </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P><HR WIDTH="17%" SIZE="1" NOSHADE COLOR="#000000"> <P
STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="6"><B>ALCOA INC. </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>(Exact name of
Registrant as specified in its charter) </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P><HR WIDTH="17%" SIZE="1" NOSHADE COLOR="#000000"> <P STYLE="font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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SIZE="2">Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the Registrant under any of the following provisions: </FONT></P> <P
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>

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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Item&nbsp;8.01. Other Events. </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Alcoa International (Asia) Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Alcoa, today announced it has sold its equity holdings in the Aluminum Corporation of China Limited (Chalco) through a placement of shares for
approximately HK$15.3 billion (US$2.0 billion) or HK$17.34 per share. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99 and is incorporated herein by reference. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Item&nbsp;9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits. </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Exhibits. </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The following is filed as an exhibit to this
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Alcoa&nbsp;Inc. press release dated September&nbsp;12, 2007.</FONT></TD></TR>
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FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">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. </FONT></P> <P
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="3"> <P STYLE="margin-bottom:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #000000"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">/s/ Lawrence R. Purtell</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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</TABLE></DIV> <P STYLE="margin-top:18px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Date: September&nbsp;12, 2007 </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="right"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Exhibit 99 </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P> <P
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Kevin G. Lowery</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(212) 836-2674</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(412) 553-1424</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Mobile (724) 422-7844</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Jake Siewert</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(212)-836-2733</FONT></TD></TR>
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</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>ALCOA SELLS ITS STAKE IN CHALCO; WILL CONTINUE ITS COMMITMENT TO CHINESE ALUMINUM INDUSTRY </B></FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Hong Kong and Beijing, China &#150; SEPTEMBER&nbsp;12, 2007 &#150; </B>Alcoa International (Asia) Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Alcoa, today announced it has
sold its equity holdings in the Aluminum Corporation of China Limited (Chalco) through a placement of shares for approximately HK$15.3 billion (US$2.0 billion) or HK$17.34 per share. Alcoa had been a significant investor in Chalco since its initial
public offering (IPO) in 2001, holding approximately 7 percent of its shares. Alcoa also reiterated its ongoing commitment to the Chinese aluminum industry and will continue to pursue investments in both upstream and downstream assets there.
</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;We normally do not act as financial investors, but we participated in the Chalco IPO 6 years ago to help facilitate its entry into the capital
markets,&#148; said Alcoa Chairman and CEO Alain Belda. &#147;Over the past seven years Chalco has become firmly established in the equity market so our role as a financial investor is no longer needed, and we can redeploy our capital into other
value-adding options, including projects in China. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;Chalco and Chinalco are to be commended for their evolution of the business since their
IPO,&#148; said Belda. &#147;Under Chairman Xiao&#146;s leadership, they have emerged as a global leader in the aluminum industry and are playing an </FONT>
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<FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">important role within China in the development of the sector there. We will continue to pursue opportunities with Chalco for mutual investment and growth,
both within China and overseas,&#148; added Belda.</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;Our commitment to China and the opportunities there has never been stronger,&#148; said Belda.
&#147;As a major player in the Chinese aluminum industry, we look forward to continuing to work with our partners and Chalco to help the industry realize its great potential.&#148; </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Alcoa&#146;s presence in China began in 1993 with the creation of the Alcoa Asia Ltd. representative office in Beijing. Since then, Alcoa has established 17 operating locations that provide innovative solutions for
customers in all major markets. Products produced include foil, fasteners, automotive components, construction products, plastic closures, and decorative sheet. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"
SIZE="2">Alcoa is in the midst of a major expansion of its Bohai rolling mill in Qinghuangdao, China, where the Company is investing approximately $300 million in a technologically advanced hot rolling mill and related equipment. Alcoa anticipates
having the mill commissioned in 2008, with output growing to more than 220,000 metric tons per year (mtpy). </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px;padding-bottom:3px;line-Height:95%; vertical-align:top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"
SIZE="2">Alcoa is the world&#146;s leading producer and manager of primary aluminum, fabricated aluminum and alumina facilities, and is active 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&#146;s businesses to customers. In addition to aluminum products and components including flat-rolled products,
hard alloy extrusions, and forgings, Alcoa also markets Alcoa<FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><SUP>&reg;</SUP></FONT> wheels, fastening systems, precision and investment castings, structures and building systems. The company has 116,000
employees in 44 countries and has been named one of the top most sustainable corporations in the world at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"
SIZE="2">This press release does not constitute an offer to sell, or the solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall there be any sale of the shares in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration
or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction. This press release is not an offer of securities for sale in the United States; the shares of Chalco to be sold by Alcoa have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933,
as amended, and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from the registration requirements; and any public offering of securities to be made in the United States would be made by means of a
prospectus that may be obtained from the issuer or the selling security holder and that would contain detailed information about the company and management, as well as financial statements. </FONT></P>
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