Alcoa is among the world's top producers of alumina (aluminum's principal ingredient, processed from bauxite) and aluminum. Its vertically integrated operations include bauxite mining, alumina refining, and aluminum smelting; primary products include alumina and its chemicals, automotive components, and sheet aluminum for beverage cans. The company's non-aluminum products include fiber-optic cables. Major markets include the aerospace, automotive, and construction industries. In 2007 Alcoa offered to buy what was then the world's #3 aluminum producer, Alcan, for $33 billion but was trumped by Rio Tinto's $40 billion offer. The next year it sold its packaging business to the Rank Group.
201 Isabella St.
Pittsburgh, PA 15212-5858
http://www.alcoa.com
Phone: 412-553-4545
Fax: 412-553-4498
Sector: Basic Materials
Industry: Metals & Mining