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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549
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                                 SCHEDULE 14D-9


                      SOLICITATION/RECOMMENDATION STATEMENT
                                      under
             SECTION 14(d)(4) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

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                                    PECHINEY
                            (Name of subject company)

                                    PECHINEY
                        (Name of person filing statement)


                                Common Shares "A"
                   nominal value 15.25 Euros per Common Share
                         (Title of class of securities)

                                    705151967
                      (CUSIP Number of class of securities)

                                 Olivier Mallet
                             Chief Financial Officer
                         7, place du Chancelier Adenauer
                               75116 Paris, France
                               +33 (1) 56 28 20 00
                  (Name, address and telephone number of person
                authorized to receive notices and communications
                   on behalf of the person filing statement)

                                    Copy to:
                               George Casey, Esq.
                             Shearman & Sterling LLP
                                 Broadgate West
                                 9 Appold Street
                                 London EC2A 2AP
                                 United Kingdom
                                +44 20 7655 5000

     [X] Check the box if the filing relates solely to preliminary
         communications made before the commencement of a tender offer.


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THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE WAS MADE AVAILABLE TO PECHINEY EMPLOYEES ON SEPTEMBER 5,
2003. PECHINEY'S SECURITY HOLDERS SHOULD READ PECHINEY'S SOLICITATION/
RECOMMENDATION STATEMENT ON SCHEDULE 14D-9 WHEN IT IS FILED BY THE COMPANY WITH
THE U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION (THE "SEC") BECAUSE IT WILL CONTAIN
IMPORTANT INFORMATION. THE SOLICITATION/ RECOMMENDATION STATEMENT AND OTHER
PUBLIC FILINGS MADE FROM TIME TO TIME BY THE COMPANY WITH THE SEC ARE AVAILABLE
WITHOUT CHARGE FROM THE SEC'S WEBSITE AT WWW.SEC.GOV AND MAY ALSO BE OBTAINED
FOR FREE BY DIRECTING A REQUEST TO: PECHINEY, 7, PLACE DU CHANCELIER ADENAUER,
75116 PARIS, FRANCE, ATTENTION: CHARLES L. RANUNKEL, VICE PRESIDENT, DIRECTOR
INVESTOR RELATIONS, TELEPHONE +33 1 56 28 25 77.
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                                                        Paris, 5 September 2003

The French Ministry of the Economy has granted authorization for the public
offering by Alcan for Pechiney in relation to foreign investments in France
(prior authorization is required for companies supplying the national defense).