Alcoa
Alcoa, Inc.
Symbol: AA
201 Isabella Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15212-5858
United States
Phone: 412-553-4545
Fax: 412-553-4498
Web Site: http://www.alcoa.com
BUSINESS SUMMARY
Alcoa, Inc. engages in the production and sale of primary aluminum, fabricated
aluminum, and alumina worldwide. The company involves in technology, mining,
refining, smelting, fabricating, and recycling of aluminum. It offers flat-rolled products,
such as sheet and plate, foil products, and can reclamations; extruded and end
products, such as extrusion, tube, and architectural extrusions; engineered solutions
that comprise aerospace products, automotive components, AFL automotives, castings,
auto engineering products, and fasteners; and packaging and consumer products,
which include flexible packaging, foodservice packaging, closures, and polymerization
and extrusions. The company also provides non-aluminum products, including precision
castings, industrial fasteners, consumer products, food service and flexible packaging
products, plastic closures, and electrical distribution systems for cars and trucks. Alcoa's
products are used in aircraft, automobiles, commercial transportation, packaging,
consumer products, building and construction, and industrial applications. The company
has bauxite mining interests in Australia, Brazil, Guinea, Jamaica, and Suriname. Alcoa
also has a joint venture with China International Trust and Investment Company to
produce aluminum rolled products in China. The company was founded in 1888 as
Pittsburgh Reduction Company and changed its name to Aluminum Company of
America in 1907. Further, the name was changed to Alcoa, Inc. in 1999. The company is
based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
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