EXHIBIT NO. 21.: SUBSIDIARIES, RELATED COMPANIES, ETC.
With the exception of a number of subsidiaries which, considered in the
aggregate, would not constitute a significant Subsidiary, the Subsidiaries of
Alcan, as of 1 March 2002, are listed below. All subsidiaries and joint
ventures named below are consolidated in the financial statements incorporated
by reference in this report. The list also includes several Related Companies
for which Alcan reports its interest in the net income or loss of such
companies. Alcan is the direct owner of the stock of each Subsidiary or Related
Company, except where the name is indented. Indentation signifies that the
principal ownership by Alcan is through the company under which the indentation
is made; where there is additional ownership through another company also listed
below, that additional ownership is described in the end-note on page 6.
ALCAN INC.
% OF VOTING
ORGANIZED UNDER SHARES HELD BY
SUBSIDIARIES, RELATED COMPANIES, ETC. THE LAWS OF IMMEDIATE OWNER
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3712001 CANADA INC. Canada 100.00
ALCAN-SPROSTONS LIMITED Jamaica 100.00
ALCAN ADMINCO (2000) INC. Canada 100.00
ALCAN ALLUMINIO S.p.A. Italy 100.00
ALCAN ALUMINIO (AMERICA LATINA) INC. Canada 100.00
ALCAN ALUMINUM CORPORATION Ohio 100.00
ALCAN ALUMINUM EXPORT, INC. Georgia 100.00
ALCAN CONNECTICUT, INC. Connecticut 100.00
ALCAN DE MEXICO, S.A. DE C.V. Mexico 100.00
ALCAN MANAGEMENT SERVICES USA INC. Ohio 100.00
ALCAN POWER MARKETING, INC. Ohio 100.00
LOGAN ALUMINUM INC. Delaware 40.00
ALCAN ASIA PACIFIC LIMITED Canada 100.00
ALCAN COMPOSITES DO BRASIL LTDA. Brazil 99.90
ALCAN EMPREENDIMENTOS LTDA. Brazil 100.00
ALCAN ALUMIINIO DO BRASIL LTDA. Brazil 100.00
MINERACAAO RIO DO NORTE S.A. Brazil 12.50
PETROCOQUE S.A. -- INDUSTRIA E COMERCIO Brazil 25.00
ALCAN EUROPE LIMITED England 100.00
ALCAN FINANCES B.V. The Netherlands 100.00
ALCAN FINANCES (Bda) LTD. Bermuda 100.00
ALCAN ASIA LIMITED Hong Kong 100.00
ALCAN NIKKEI ASIA HOLDINGS LTD. Bermuda 60.00
ALCAN NIKKEI SIAM LIMITED Thailand 63.00(9)
ALCOM NIKKEI SPECIALTY COATINGS SDN. BHD. Malaysia 49.00(10)
ALUMINIUM COMPANY OF MALAYSIA BERHAD Malaysia 49.15(12)
NIKKEI HOLDINGS PTE. LIMITED Singapore 100.00
NIPPON LIGHT METAL COMPANY, LTD. Japan 8.40
NONFEMET INTERNATIONAL (China-Canada-Japan) ALUMINIUM COMPANY LIMITED China 45.00
ALCAN NIKKEI CHINA LIMITED Hong Kong 49.00
ALCAN (BERMUDA) LIMITED Bermuda 100.00
ALCAN SHIPPING (BERMUDA) LIMITED Bermuda 100.00
CHAMPLAIN INSURANCE COMPANY LTD. Bermuda 100.00
HALCO (MINING) INC. Delaware 33.00
COMPAGNIE DES BAUXITES DE GUINEE Delaware 51.00
QUADREM INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS LTD. Bermuda 9.00
WHEATON PUERTO RICO INC. New Jersey 100.00
ALCAN FINANCES (IRELAND) LIMITED Canada 100.00
3088405 CANADA INC. Canada 100.00
ALCAN FINANCES (IRELAND) COMPANY Ireland 99.99(4)
ALCAN SOUTH PACIFIC PTY LTD Australia 100.00
ALCAN NORTHERN ALUMINA PTY LIMITED Australia 100.00
ALCAN NORTHERN TERRITORY ALUMINA PTY LIMITED Australia 100.00
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ALCAN INC.
% OF VOTING
ORGANIZED UNDER SHARES HELD BY
SUBSIDIARIES, RELATED COMPANIES, ETC. THE LAWS OF IMMEDIATE OWNER
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GOVE ALUMINIUM LIMITED Australia 100.00
NABALCO Pty. LIMITED Australia 50.00 (21)
ALCAN QUEENSLAND SMELTER PTY LTD Australia 100.00
QUEENSLAND ALUMINA LIMITED Australia 21.39
QUEENSLAND ALUMINA SECURITY CORPORATION Delaware 20.00
WENLOCK BAUXITE PTY LIMITED Australia 100.00
ALCAN ALUMINIUM AG Switzerland 100.00
ALCAN RORSCHACH AG Switzerland 100.00
ALCAN FINANCES (U.K.) England 100.00
ALCAN HOLDINGS IRELAND CO. Ireland 100.00
ALCAN DEUTSCHLAND HOLDINGS GmbH & Co. KG Germany 99.99
ALCAN DEUTSCHLAND GmbH Germany 90.00 (3)
ALCAN LAMINES FRANCE France 40.00 (7)(8)
ALUMINIUM HANDELSGESELLSCHAFT m.b.H. Austria 100.00
ALUMINIUM NORF GmbH Germany 50.00
DEUTSCHE ALUMINIUM VERPACKUNG RECYCLING GmbH Germany 16.70 (15)
FRANCE ALUMINIUM RECYCLAGE SA France 20.00 (16)
ALCAN HOLDINGS SWITZERLAND AG (SA/LTD.) Switzerland 100.00
AL HOLDING USA LLC Delaware 100.00
ALA (NEVADA) INC. Nevada 62.50 (1)
ALCAN COMPOSITES USA INC. Missouri 100.00
ALUSUISSE ALUMINUM USA INC. Delaware 100.00
LAWSON MARDON THERMAPLATE CORPORATION New Jersey 100.00
LAWSON MARDON USA INC. Delaware 100.00
PHARMA CENTER SHELBYVILLE INC. Delaware 100.00
WHEATON USA INC. New Jersey 100.00
BEIJING WHEATON GLASS CORP. LTD. China 45.70
HBE FERMENTATION SYSTEMS INC. California 10.00
INTERNATIONAL GLASS EQUIPMENT LTD. Bahamas 100.00
LAWSON MARDON WHEATON OF CANADA INC. Ontario 100.00
POLAR MATERIALS INC. Pennsylvania 86.21
PC MATERIALS INC. Pennsylvania 50.00
POLYPLASMA INC. Canada 100.00
WHEATON PACIFIC LIMITED Hong Kong 99.80
ALCAN AIREX AG Switzerland 100.00
ALCAN ALESA ENGINEERING AG Switzerland 100.00
ALCAN ALESA TECHNOLOGIES LTD. Canada 100.00
ALCAN ALUCOBOND (FAR EAST) PTE LTD. Singapore 100.00
ALCAN ALUMINIO ESPANA, S.A. Spain 100.00
ALUSUISSE PORTUGAL LDA. Portugal 98.00
ALCAN ALUMINIUM VALAIS SA Switzerland 100.00
ALCAN AUSTRIA GmbH Austria 100.00
ALCAN HUNGARIA Kft. Hungary 100.00
ALUSUISSE ALPE ADRIA D.O.O. Slovenia 100.00
ALCAN CAPITAL JERSEY LIMITED The Island of Jersey 100.00
ALCAN FINANCE JERSEY LIMITED The Island of Jersey 100.00
ALCAN INVESTMENTS JERSEY LIMITED The Island of Jersey 100.00
ALCAN CAPITAL MARKET LTD. Switzerland 100.00
ALCAN DECIN EXTRUSIONS s.r.o. Czech Republic 100.00
ALCAN HOLDINGS EUROPE B.V. The Netherlands 72.73 (5)
A-L FINANCIAL PRODUCTS LTD. England 100.00
ALCAN HOLDINGS FRANCE S.A. France 99.99
ALCAN CMIC SA France 100.00
ALCAN FRANCE EXTRUSIONS SA France 100.00
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ALCAN INC.
% OF VOTING
ORGANIZED UNDER SHARES HELD BY
SUBSIDIARIES, RELATED COMPANIES, ETC. THE LAWS OF IMMEDIATE OWNER
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ALCAN PACKAGING FRANCE SA France 100.00
BOXAL (FRANCE) S.A. France 100.00
CHARMETTES S.A. France 100.00
CIVILE IMMOBILIERE CELI France 99.50(14)
COPAL SNC France 49.00
TECHPION RECHERCHE France 49.00
LAWSON MARDON MORIN S.A. France 100.00
LAWSON MARDON TRENTESAUX S.A. France 99.99
WHEATON FRANCE S.A. France 99.99
ALCAN HOLDINGS GERMANY GmbH Germany 99.24(6)
ALCAN BDW BETEILIGUNGS GmbH Germany 100.00
ALCAN BDW GmbH & CO. KG Germany 100.00
ALCAN COMPOSITES LTD, SHANGHAI China 80.00
ALCAN KAPA GmbH Germany 100.00
ALCAN SINGEN GmbH Germany 100.00
TULE THYSSEN UMFORMTECHNIK Germany 24.90
ALCAN TOMOS d.o.o. Slovenia 66.67
LAWSON MARDON HANSE-DRUCK GmbH Germany 100.00
LAWSON MARDON SINGEN GmbH Germany 99.90(20)
WERKWOHNUNGSGEMEINSCHAFT GbR Germany 99.00(23)
ALUMINIUM-INDUSTRIE-WOHNBAU GmbH Germany 75.10(11)
ALCAN HOLDINGS NEDERLAND B.V. The Netherlands 100.00
ALCAN NEDERLAND B.V. The Netherlands 100.00
S.A. ALCAN BELGIUM N.V. Belgium 99.37(22)
ALU-VASTGOED B.V. The Netherlands 100.00
ALUMINIUM & CHEMIE ROTTERDAM B.V. The Netherlands 65.82(13)
BOXAL NETHERLANDS B.V. The Netherlands 100.00
BOXAL SALES GmbH Germany 100.00
LAWSON MARDON AMSTERDAM B.V. The Netherlands 100.00
LAWSON MARDON BRABANT B.V. The Netherlands 100.00
LAWSON MARDON PICOPAC B.V. The Netherlands 100.00
ALCAN HOLDINGS UK LIMITED England 100.00
ALUSUISSE UK LIMITED England 100.00
LAWSON MARDON PACKAGING LTD. England 100.00
FLEATHAM ESTATES LIMITED England 100.00
FORMAN MARSHALL LIMITED England 100.00
HEADLEY (READING) LIMITED England 100.00
CELLOGLAS HOLDINGS LTD. England 100.00
ALCAN PRINT FINISHERS LTD. England 100.00
FIVE STAR CORPORATION LIMITED England 100.00
PROTECTA PRINT LIMITED England 100.00
UNIVERSAL COATINGS LIMITED England 100.00
WEST MIDLANDS FOIL BLOCKING LIMITED England 100.00
LUSTRETEX LTD. England 100.00
UV COMPANY LIMITED (THE) England 100.00
UVIPAK (FINISHING) LIMITED England 100.00
HEADLEY TRUSTEES LIMITED England 100.00
LAWSON MARDON GROUP INTERNATIONAL LIMITED England 100.00
LAWSON MARDON BAK GRAVUR BASKILI KARTON SANAYI VE TICARET A.S. Turkey 100.00
LAWSON MARDON KAZAKHSTAN LIMITED LIABILITY PARTNERSHIP Kazakhstan 100.00
LAWSON MARDON SELEPRINT s.r.l. Italy 75.00(19)
LAWSON MARDON LIMITED England 100.00
LAWSON MARDON PACKAGING PENSION TRUST (1994) LIMITED England 100.00
LAWSON MARDON PACKAGING UK LTD. England 100.00
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ALCAN INC.
% OF VOTING
ORGANIZED UNDER SHARES HELD BY
SUBSIDIARIES, RELATED COMPANIES, ETC. THE LAWS OF IMMEDIATE OWNER
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KOTERS (LIVERPOOL) LIMITED England 100.00
LAWSON MARDON FIBRENYLE LTD. England 100.00
FIBRENYLE (CORBY) LIMITED England 100.00
LAWSON MARDON FLEXIBLE LIMITED England 100.00
MARDON FLEXIBLE PACKAGING (KENTON) LIMITED England 100.00
LAWSON MARDON SMITH BROTHERS LTD. England 100.00
LAWSON MARDON SUTTON LTD. England 100.00
MARDON PELOREX LIMITED England 100.00
LMG IRIDON LIMITED England 100.00
LAWSON MARDON THERMOPLASTICS LTD. England 100.00
WHEATON UK LTD. England 100.00
LAWSON MARDON NORTHERN LIMITED England 100.00
LAWSON MARDON READING LTD. England 100.00
STALCON PLASTICS LIMITED England 100.00
LAWSON MARDON SUNER SA Spain 100.00
LAWSON MARDON THYNE LTD. Scotland 100.00
LAWSON MARDON (WITHAM) LIMITED England 100.00
LMG FINANCE LIMITED England 100.00
LMG LLOYDS LIMITED England 100.00
MARDON COMPOSITES LIMITED England 100.00
MARDON WRAPPINGS LIMITED England 100.00
PRONTOSEAL LIMITED Scotland 100.00
WILLIAM THYNE (PLASTICS) LIMITED Scotland 100.00
WILLIAM THYNE (SECURITIES) LIMITED Scotland 100.00
LAWSON MARDON PACKAGING SALES LTD. England 100.00
LAWSON MARDON STAR LTD. England 100.00
PHARMAFLEX LTD. England 100.00
ALCAN JAPAN LTD. Japan 100.00
ALUSUISSE DISTRIBUZIONE srl Italy 100.00
ALUSUISSE ITALIA S.p.A. Italy 100.00
LMG (IRELAND) LIMITED Ireland 100.00
LAWSON MARDON SUPERIOR LTD. Ireland 100.00
WCL FLEXIBLE PACKAGING LIMITED Ireland 100.00
WAXED CARTONS (EXPORT) LIMITED Ireland 100.00
ZITELI LIMITED Ireland 100.00
ALCAN PACKAGING CANADA LIMITED Ontario 100.00
LAWSON MARDON PACKAGING OVERSEAS (BRISTOL) LIMITED England 99.00 (18)
ALCAN PACKAGING DO BRASIL LTDA. Brazil 100.00
CBA-ALUSUISSE LTDA. Brazil 50.00
ALCAN PACKAGING SERVICES LTD. Switzerland 100.00
ALCAN SERVICE CENTRE ALLEGA AG Switzerland 100.00
ALCAN TECHNOLOGY & MANAGEMENT LTD. Switzerland 100.00
ALCAN TRADING AG Switzerland 100.00
ALG AG Switzerland 100.00
ALGROUP AG Switzerland 100.00
ALUFLUOR AB Sweden 50.00
ALUSUISSE OF AUSTRALIA LIMITED Australia 100.00
ALCAN ENGINEERING PTY LIMITED Australia 100.00
SWISS ALUMINIUM AUSTRALIA LIMITED Australia 100.00
GOVE JOINT VENTURE (THE) Australia 70.00 (17)
ALUSUISSE SERVICIOS S.A., Panama Panama 100.00
ALUSUISSE SERVICIOS S.A., Venezuela Venezuela 100.00
A.P.A. GROUP AG Switzerland 100.00
BOXAL (SUISSE) S.A. Switzerland 100.00
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ALCAN INC.
% OF VOTING
ORGANIZED UNDER SHARES HELD BY
SUBSIDIARIES, RELATED COMPANIES, ETC. THE LAWS OF IMMEDIATE OWNER
- ------------------------------------- --------------- ---------------
ICELANDIC ALUMINIUM COMPANY LTD. Iceland 100.00
LAWSON MARDON NEHER AG Switzerland 100.00
METALLICA S.A. Switzerland 35.00
METALLWERKE REFONDA AG Switzerland 100.00
PRESSWERK DER ALUSUISSE SCHWEIZERISCHE ALUMINIUM AG Switzerland 100.00
SIERRA LEONE ORE & METAL COMPANY LTD. Sierra Leone 100.00
SOCIETE MINIERE ET DE PARTICIPATIONS GUINEE-ALUSUISSE Guinea 50.00
SOR-NORGE ALUMINIUM AS Norway 50.00
VIAL GROUP AG Switzerland 100.00
ALCAN INTERNATIONAL LIMITED Canada 100.00
ALCAN IRELAND LIMITED Ireland 100.00
ALCAN MANAGEMENT SERVICES CANADA LIMITED Canada 100.00
ALCAN NIKKEI ASIA COMPANY LTD. Bermuda 60.00
ALCAN NIKKEI ASIA CORPORATION SDN. BHD Malaysia 60.00
ALCAN NIKKEI KOREA LIMITED Hong Kong 49.00
ALCAN REALTY LIMITED Canada 100.00
ALCAN SHANNON COMPANY Ireland 100.00
ALCAN SHIPPING SERVICES LIMITED Canada 100.00
ALCAN SMELTERS AND CHEMICALS LIMITED Canada 100.00
ALCAN TAIHAN ALUMINUM LIMITED Korea 66.35
ALUMINIUM OF KOREA LIMITED Korea 99.95
ALPAC ALUMINIUM INC. Canada 50.00
ALUMINUM COMPANY OF CANADA LIMITED Canada 100.00
BAA HOLDINGS S.A. Luxembourg 100.00
BRITISH ALCAN ALUMINIUM plc England 100.00
ALCAN AUTOMOTIVE STRUCTURES (UK) LIMITED England 100.00
ALCAN CHEMICALS EUROPE LIMITED England 100.00
ALCAN CHEMICALS LIMITED England 100.00
ALCAN COLWICK HOLDINGS LIMITED England 100.00
ALCAN COLWICK LIMITED England 100.00
ALCAN FARMS LIMITED England 100.00
ALCAN SWINTON LIMITED England 100.00
BA METALS LIMITED England 100.00
PEARHOUSE LIMITED England 100.00
TBAC LIMITED England 100.00
ALCAN ALUMINIUM UK LIMITED England 85.00(2)
BRITISH ALCAN OVERSEAS INVESTMENTS LIMITED England 100.00
SARATOGA RESOURCES N.V. Netherland Antilles 20.00
VIGELAND METAL REFINERY A/S Norway 50.00
GHANA BAUXITE COMPANY LIMITED Ghana 80.00
KINLOCHLEVEN ROAD TRANSPORT COMPANY LIMITED Scotland 25.00
VENESTA FOILS LIMITED England 100.00
VIGELANDS BRUG A/S Norway 100.00
THE BOWLING BACK LAND COMPANY England 50.00
N.V. ALCAN ALUMINIUM PRODUCTS BENELUX S.A. Belgium 100.00
SOCIETE DES ALUMINES ET BAUXITES DE PROVENCE SARL France 100.00
THE ROBERVAL AND SAGUENAY RAILWAY COMPANY Quebec 100.00
UTKAL ALUMINA INTERNATIONAL LIMITED India 35.00
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END-NOTE: ADDITIONAL OWNERSHIP [%] THROUGH THE FOLLOWING SUBSIDIARIES:
(1) WHEATON USA INC. [37.50]
(2) BRITISH ALCAN ALUMINIUM plc [15.00]
(3) ALCAN INC. [10.00]
(4) ALCAN ALUMINIUM AG [.01]
(5) ALCAN HOLDINGS UK LIMITED [27.27]
(6) ALCAN HOLDINGS SWITZERLAND AG (SA/LTD.) [.76]
(7) ALCAN ALLUMINIO S.p.A. [30.00]
(8) BRITISH ALCAN ALUMINIUM plc [30.00]
(9) NIKKEI HOLDINGS PTE. LIMITED [37.00]
(10) ALUMINIUM COMPANY OF MALAYSIA BERHAD [51.00]
(11) ALCAN HOLDINGS GERMANY GmbH [24.90]
(12) ALCAN NIKKEI SIAM LIMITED [10.00]
(13) SOR-NORGE ALUMINIUM AS [13.00]
(14) ALCAN HOLDINGS FRANCE S.A. [.50]
(15) ALCAN HOLDINGS GERMANY GmbH [16.67]
(16) ALCAN HOLDINGS FRANCE S.A. [20.00]
(17) GOVE ALUMINIUM LIMITED [30.00]
(18) LAWSON MARDON PACKAGING LTD. [1.00]
(19) LAWSON MARDON PACKAGING UK LTD. [25.00]
(20) ALCAN SINGEN GmbH [.10]
(21) SWISS ALUMINIUM AUSTRALIA LIMITED [50.00]
(22) ALCAN HOLDINGS SWITZERLAND AG (SA/LTD.) [.62]
(23) ALCAN SINGEN GmbH [1.00]
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