3 August 2004

Michael Hanley
President and CEO, Alcan Bauxite and Alumina
Senior Vice President, Alcan Inc.

1188, rue Shebrooke Ouest
Montreal Quebec
Fax: (514) 848-8115


Dear Mr. Hanley,

Thank you for your letter dated 2 July 2004 reiterating the position Alcan presented at the meeting in your office June 16th,
2004,

As expressed by our volunteers present, Alcan’t in India was extremely dissatisfied with the results of our June 16th meeting.
Prior to the meeting representatives of both Alcan and Alcan’t in India had made a verbal commitment further reflected in your
personal email correspondence to share the evidence that supported our respective positions regarding the Utkal project.

Alcant in India had previously provided Alcan officials signed statements of elected officials representing all 24 officially
affected villages and on June 16th provided a copy of the independent environmental assessment conducted by TARU of Delhi.

Alcan was to provide the Utkal Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) and some documentation supporting its claim that
village representatives supported the project. On June 16th, you did not provide us with one piece of evidence supporting your
claims regarding the minimal environmental and social impact of the project or the strong village support therefore. The EIA
was denied on account of its approval having expired three years earlier. The documentation of village support was not provided
on account of it not having arrived from India, despite your commitment to provide this documentation three months earlier.

Alcan’t in India has taken the position that any constructive dialogue cannot progress without transparency on the part of Alcan
regarding evidence for the company’s claims. On June 16th 2004 you made the following commitments regarding the sharing
of information:

1. Alcan will provide documentary evidence supporting its claims that elected representatives of 23 of 24 officially effected
villages are in support of the project. This evidence should include the names of the representatives consulted and the dates and
locations of such consultations.

2 Alcan will provide the names of all members of the committee to determine the rehabilitation and resettlement packages for the
official Project Affected Families on Utkal Amulina.

Upon receiving this information by fax and mail and reviewing it, Alcan’t in India volunteers will discuss setting up a meeting
with you to continue with constructive dialogue. Until receiving this information Alcan’t in India does not feel any dialogue
with you would prove constructive and as such will not commit to any meeting.

We look forward to receiving the information at the soonest possible date,


Regards


Angad Bhalla

Volunteer
Alcan’t in India
c/o QPIRG-McGill
3467 University St.
Montreal, QC
H3A 2B3

Fax: (514) 398-8976