Mr. Mike Rousseau

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  Mike Rousseau, Intalco general manager, said the potential deal, announced Friday, Oct. 30, was excellent news for the company, the workers on its payroll, and as many as 1,500 other people whose jobs are indirectly based on Intalco's operations.
  
  But he cautioned that the deal was not yet final, and said previous tentative agreements have fallen apart before they could be completed.
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  "Lucy's teed the football up for us several times," Rousseau said. "We've had the football pulled away so many times it's hard to get real pumped up about it, but it's a real good deal for us."
  
  Among other things, the deal would guarantee 285 megawatts of power to Intalco for the next 19 months. The smelter now uses 320 megawatts to run two of its three potlines.
  
  Rousseau said the deal also contains provisions that could allow Intalco to get up to 320 megawatts if economic calculations show the deal won't be too costly to BPA.
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  After that, the proposed deal would enable Alcoa to buy power for an additional five years, if economic conditions warrant, Rousseau said.
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  Flaherty and Rousseau also credited behind-the-scenes efforts of U.S. sens.

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  "I really challenge people to stand back and look at this from a fairness and equity standpoint," said Mike Rousseau, manager of the Intalco plant.

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  "We're encouraged that BPA is defending the right to serve us," said Mike Rousseau, manager of the smelter west of Ferndale.
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  But Rousseau also noted that three key issues remain to be resolved before BPA issues its final decision on the two-year rate period in late July 2009:
  
  How much cheap BPA power will be available?
  
  Rousseau said Intalco needs at least 320 megawatts, or enough to operate two of the plant's three potlines.
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  Rousseau said a longer-term deal is critical because Alcoa could lose money on Intalco's aluminum production for the next couple of years if economic problems are prolonged. The Pittsburgh-based parent corporation would only be willing to do that if it has some guarantee of a low-priced power supply in the more distant future, when demand and price would be expected to rise.
  
  "We need to have power certainty locked up for two potlines for a minimum of the next seven years," Rousseau said. "If we're going to bleed as much as we're bleeding right now, we need to be able to see where the transfusion is."
  
  Talks on a longer-term deal are ongoing, but time may be growing short.
  
  "We're still right on the edge," Rousseau said.

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  Mike Rousseau, Intalco plant manager, Alcoa Inc.

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  Mike Rousseau, Intalco plant manager, replied that electricity accounts for about one-third of the operating costs of an aluminum smelter.
  
  "A little increase impacts us significantly more than the other power users," he said. "We're in a loss situation. We're bleeding badly. The only alternative to reduce our losses is to go after the power."
  
  After the meeting, Rousseau noted that Alcoa posted a $480 million loss on its worldwide operations in the first quarter of 2009. He said he had been disappointed to hear BPA staff talking about delaying a decision on power price relief for the local smelter.
  
  Rousseau said Intalco's fate could hinge on what BPA says April 17, in its formal response to the company's variable-rate proposal. A refusal to take a position could be the same as "no" for Alcoa, he said.
  
  "In our opinion they've got full authority to make the decision," Rousseau said.

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  Published on: 1/7/2009    Last Visited: 1/8/2009  

  There will be 80 job cuts at the Alcoa Intalco Works facility, and an additional 10 contractor positions eliminated, said Mike Rousseau, plant manager.
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  Rousseau said they don't know specifically which Whatcom County jobs will be eliminated, but the cuts will be "across the board," including salaried, hourly and contractor positions. He expects the cuts to done throughout the first half of this year.
  
  At this point, Intalco is not planning to shut down either of the two pot lines currently in operation, but managers will be looking for ways to cut costs.
  
  "We've been turning over every stone trying to find ways to be competitive, so it is unfortunate that it has come to this," Rousseau said.

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  Published on: 11/10/2007    Last Visited: 11/10/2007  

  A Thursday evening fire at the Alcoa Intalco Works aluminum smelter had no impact on operations or production, plant manager Mike Rousseau said Friday.
  
  The cause of the small blaze is still under investigation.Rousseau said it may have been triggered by flammable hydraulic fluid from a leaky pipe fitting.
  
  The fire occurred in the carbon plant that produces the anodes used in the smelting process.Rousseau termed the damage "insignificant," and said it would not be difficult to repair.No one was injured in the fire.

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  While students were trying on their new steel-toed construction boots, donated by Alcoa, plant manager Mike Rousseau reaffirmed their decision to pursue a career in construction or any other industry that's facing labor shortages as baby boomers retire.
  
  "You guys are looking at a career path that you can almost write your own ticket to," he said.

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  Alcoa Intalco Works Plant Manager Mike Rousseau is a member of the Washington Climate Change Challenge and Advisory Team formed by Gov.

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  Chris Gregoire, right, stands with Alcoa Intalco Works Plant Manager Mike Rousseau (blue shirt, middle) and Patricia McKeown (pink jacket, middle), the Bellingham Technical College vice president for instruction, in Babe's Place restaurant on Thursday.
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  And the governor herself, a huge University of Washington football fan along with her husband, Mike, got a No. 10 Huskies' jersey signed by Jake Locker and his parents, Scott and Anita.
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  "It is wonderful to be in this position of investing in the future of our plant through investment in our people," said Mike Rousseau, plant manager at Alcoa Intalco near Ferndale, in a prepared statement.

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