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Encyclopedia > Alcoa
ALCOA, Inc.
Type Public (NYSE: AA)
Founded 1888 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Headquarters Principal: Flag of the United States New York, NY
Operational: Flag of the United States Pittsburgh, PA
Key people Alain Belda (CEO and Chairman)
Industry Aluminum
Products building products
fastenings
castings
aluminum foil
automobile parts
rolled aluminum
milled aluminum
Revenue US$30.4 billion (2006) [1]
Net income US$2.248 billion (2006) [2]
Employees 129,000 (2006)
Subsidiaries Howmet Castings, Kawneer
Website http://www.alcoa.com

Alcoa (NYSEAA) is the world’s third largest producer of aluminum, behind Rio Tinto and Rusal. [1] Alcoa leads the world in alumina production and capacity. From its operational headquarters in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Alcoa oversees operations in 44 countries. It is followed closely by a former subsidiary, Alcan, a Canadian-based company in Montreal, which was the third-leading producer behind Alcoa, but in terms of sales Alcan is ahead of Alcoa. Alcoa made a hostile $27 billion bid for Alcan on May 7th, 2007, aiming to reunite the two companies and form the largest aluminum producer in the world. The takeover bid was withdrawn after Alcan announced a friendly takeover by Rio Tinto on July 12, 2007. Alcoa is a city in Blount County, Tennessee, United States, south of Knoxville. ... New York Stock Exchange (June 2003) The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) is one of the largest stock exchanges in the world. ... Year 1888 (MDCCCLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Friday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Pittsburgh redirects here. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Pittsburgh redirects here. ... Alain J. P. Belda has been the Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Alcoa since Janaury 2001. ... Aluminum is a soft and lightweight metal with a dull silvery appearance, due to a thin layer of oxidation that forms quickly when it is exposed to air. ... Old Executive Office Building, Washington D.C. Bank of China Tower, Hong Kong, China In architecture, construction, engineering and real estate development the word building may refer to one of the following: Any man-made structure used or intended for supporting or sheltering any use or continuous occupancy, or An... Aluminium foil (aluminum foil in North American English) is aluminium prepared in thin sheets (on the order of . ... Car redirects here. ... For the tax agency in Ireland of the same name, see Revenue Commissioners. ... The United States dollar is the official currency of the United States. ... Net income is equal to the income that a firm has after subtracting costs and expenses from the total revenue. ... The United States dollar is the official currency of the United States. ... This article is about work. ... A subsidiary, in business, is an entity that is controlled by another entity. ... There are very few or no other articles that link to this one. ... A website (alternatively, Web site or web site) is a collection of Web pages, images, videos or other digital assets that is hosted on one or several Web server(s), usually accessible via the Internet, cell phone or a LAN. A Web page is a document, typically written in HTML... The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), nicknamed the Big Board, is a New York City-based stock exchange. ... Aluminum is a soft and lightweight metal with a dull silvery appearance, due to a thin layer of oxidation that forms quickly when it is exposed to air. ... Rio Tinto is a multinational mining and resources group founded originally in 1873. ... RUSAL is Russias biggest aluminium producer with a 75% share in the domestic aluminium market. ... Aluminium oxide (or aluminum oxide) (Al2O3) is a chemical compound of aluminium and oxygen. ... Alcan (ALaska CANada) is also one of the common names for the Alaska Highway that connects Dawson Creek, British Columbia, with Fairbanks, Alaska. ... Main articles: History of Canada, Timeline of Canadian history Canada has been inhabited by aboriginal peoples (known in Canada as First Nations) for at least 40,000 years. ... Nickname: Motto: Concordia Salus (well-being through harmony) Coordinates: , Country Province Region Montréal Founded 1642 Established 1832 Government  - Mayor Gérald Tremblay Area [1][2][3]  - City 365. ... Alcan (ALaska CANada) is also one of the common names for the Alaska Highway that connects Dawson Creek, British Columbia, with Fairbanks, Alaska. ... Rio Tinto is a multinational mining and resources group founded originally in 1873. ...


In addition to aluminum products, Alcoa also makes and markets consumer brands including Reynolds Wrap foil and plastic wrap, Baco household wraps, and Alcoa wheels. Among Alcoa’s other businesses are closures, fastening systems, building products (Kawneer), Howmet Castings, and electrical distribution systems for cars.[2] The sale of the packaging unit was announced on 21 December 2007[3]. In marketing, a product is anything that can be offered to a market that might satisfy a want or need. ... For other uses, see Brand (disambiguation). ... Aluminium foil (Aluminum foil in North American English) is aluminium prepared in thin sheets (on the order of 0. ... Aluminium foil (aluminum foil in North American English) is aluminium prepared in thin sheets (on the order of . ... There are very few or no other articles that link to this one. ...

Contents

History

In 1886, Charles Martin Hall, a graduate of Ohio’s Oberlin College, discovered the process of smelting aluminum, almost simultaneously with Paul Héroult in France. He realized that by passing an electrical current through a bath of cryolite and aluminum oxide, the then semi-rare metal aluminum remained as a byproduct. This discovery, now called the Hall-Héroult process, is still the only process used to make aluminum worldwide. Charles M. Hall (1863-1914) Charles Martin Hall (1863-1914) was an American inventor and engineer. ... This article is about the U.S. State. ... Oberlin College is a highly selective liberal arts college in Oberlin, Ohio, in the United States. ... Electric phosphate smelting furnace in a TVA chemical plant (1942) Chemical reduction, or smelting, is a form of extractive metallurgy. ... The French scientist Paul (Louis-Toussaint) Héroult (1863-1914) was the inventor of the aluminium electrolysis and of the electric steel furnace. ... In electricity, current is the rate of flow of charges, usually through a metal wire or some other electrical conductor. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with sodium hexafluoroaluminate. ... Aluminium oxide (or aluminum oxide) (Al2O3) is a chemical compound of aluminium and oxygen. ... A by-product is a secondary or incidental product deriving from a manufacturing process or chemical reaction, and is not the primary product or service being produced. ... The Hall-Héroult process is the major industrial process for the production of aluminium. ...


Probably fewer than ten sites in the United States and Europe produced any aluminum at the time. In 1887, Hall made an agreement to try his process at the Electric Smelting and Aluminum Company plant in Lockport, New York but it was not used and Hall left after one year. On Thanksgiving day 1888, with the help of Alfred E. Hunt, started the Pittsburgh Reduction Company with an experimental smelting plant on Smallman Street in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. In 1891, the company went into production in New Kensington, Pennsylvania. In 1895 a third site opened at Niagara Falls. By about 1903, after a settlement with Hall's former employer, and while its patents were in force, the company was the only legal supplier of aluminum in the US.[4][5] This article is about the companies owned by the inventors of an electric smelter. ... Lockport, New York refers to both a city and a town in Niagara County, New York, near Niagara Falls and Buffalo. ... Alfred E. Hunt was a 19th Century American metallurgist and industrialist best known for founding the company that would eventually become Alcoa (NYSE: AA), the worlds largest producer and distributor of aluminium. ... Pittsburgh redirects here. ... New Kensington is a city located in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, 18 miles (29 km) northeast of Pittsburgh, on the Allegheny river. ... For other uses, see Niagara Falls (disambiguation). ...


"The Aluminum Company of America" -- became the firm's new name in 1907. The acronym "Alcoa" was coined in 1910, given as a name to two of the locales where major corporate facilities were located (although one of these has since been changed), and in 1999 was adopted as the official corporate name. It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Backronym and Apronym (Discuss) Acronyms and initialisms are abbreviations, such as NATO, laser, and ABC, written as the initial letter or letters of words, and pronounced on the basis of this abbreviated written form. ...


Under President Franklin D. Roosevelt, the Justice Department charged Alcoa with illegal monopolization, and demanded that the company be dissolved. Trial began on June 1, 1938. FDR redirects here. ... The Robert F. Kennedy Department of Justice Building in Washington, D.C. “Justice Department” redirects here. ...


Four years later, the trial judge dismissed the case. The government appealed.


Two more years passed, and in 1944, the Supreme Court announced that it couldn’t assemble a quorum to hear the case so it referred the matter to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. The supreme court functions as a court of last resort whose rulings cannot be challenged, in some countries, provinces and states. ...


The following year, the year the world weary of war at last had a chance at peace, was also appropriately enough the year this litigation came to its end. Learned Hand wrote the opinion for the Second Circuit. Billings Learned Hand (January 27, 1872 – August 18, 1961) — usually called simply Learned Hand — was a famed American judge and an avid supporter of free speech, though he is most remembered for applying economic reasoning to American tort law. ...


Hand wrote that he could consider only the percentage of the market in “virgin aluminum” for which Alcoa accounted. Alcoa had argued that it was in the position of having to compete with scrap. Even if the scrap was aluminum that Alcoa had manufactured in the first instance, it no longer controlled its marketing. But no, Hand defined the relevant market narrowly in accord with the prosecution’s theory.


Alcoa said that if it was in fact deemed a monopoly, it acquired that position honestly, through outcompeting other companies through greater efficiencies. Hand applied a rule concerning practices that are illegal per se here, saying that it doesn’t matter how Alcoa became a monopoly, since its offense was simply to become one. Indeed, Hand seemed to be saying that in some circumstances inefficiency may be a requirement of the law. This article is about the economic term. ... The term, illegal per se, means that the act is inherently illegal. ...


Hand acknowledged the possibility that a monopoly might just happen, without anyone’s having planned for it. If it did, then there would be no wrong, no liability, and no need to remedy the result. But that acknowledgement has generally been seen as an empty one in the context of the rest of the opinion, because of course rivals in a market routinely plan to outdo one another, at the least by increasing efficiency and appealing more effectively to actual and potential customers. If one competitor succeeds through such plans to the extent of 90% of the market, that planning can be described given Hand's reasoning as the successful and illegal monopolization of the market.


This leaves the question, what is the proper remedy once a wrongful monopolization is found? Here Hand remanded the matter to the trial court, and the whole narrative comes to an unsatisfactory conclusion – more of a dissipation, really, than a conclusion. In 1947, Alcoa made the argument to the court that there were two effective new entrants into the aluminum market – Reynolds and Kaiser – as a result of demobilization after the war and the government’s divestiture of defense plants. In other words, the problem had solved itself and no judicial action would be required. On this basis, the district court judge ruled against divestiture in 1950, but the court retained jurisdiction over the case for five years, so that it could look over Alcoa’s shoulder and ensure that there was no re-monopolization. // People with entries in Wikipedia whose family name is or was Reynolds include: John Reynolds - there are many people named John Reynolds Thomas Reynolds - there are many people named Thomas Reynolds. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Demobilization is the process of standing down a nations armed forces from combat-ready status. ...


Until 1950, Alcoa was concerned with its domestic market, while its Canadian subsidiary Aluminum Limited (Alcan) took care of the international markets. Alcoa, Reynolds, and Kaiser were soon joined in the growing market by Anaconda Aluminum Company, a subsidiary of the copper-industry giant. In 1958 Harvey Machine Tools Company began primary aluminum production, marking the end of Alcoa's monopoly over the process which had led to its domination of the American market. For other uses, see Anaconda (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Copper (disambiguation). ...


Noted economist and former Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan criticized the judgment of monopoly against Alcoa (Capitalism: The Unknown Ideal; see[6]) quotes Learned Hand, the judge in U.S. v Alcoa, who remarked, "It was not inevitable that it should always anticipate increases in the demand for ingot and be prepared to supply them. Nothing compelled it to keep doubling and redoubling its capacity before others entered the field. It insists that it never excluded competitors; but we can think of no more effective exclusion than progressively to embrace each new opportunity as it opened, and to face every newcomer with new capacity already geared into a great organization, having the advantage of experience, trade connections and the elite of personnel." Greenspan believes that the characterization of Alcoa as a threat to competition is erroneous, as "ALCOA is being condemned for being too successful, too efficient, and too good a competitor. Whatever damage the antitrust laws may have done to our economy, whatever distortions of the structure of the nation's capital they may have created, these are less disastrous than the fact that the effective purpose, the hidden intent, and the actual practice of the antitrust laws in the United States have led to the condemnation of the productive and efficient members of our society because they are productive and efficient." Greenspan grants that Alcoa was a monopoly, but maintains that it was not a coercive monopoly and, hence, should not have been subject to anti-trust action. Alan Greenspan, former chairman, United States Federal Reserve. ... The Federal Reserve System is headquartered in the Eccles Building on Constitution Avenue in Washington, DC. The Federal Reserve System (also the Federal Reserve; informally The Fed) is the central banking system of the United States. ... Squalltoonix (born March 6, 1926 in New York City) is an American economist and was Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve of the United States from 1987 to 2006. ... This article is about the economic term. ... Billings Learned Hand (January 27, 1872 – August 18, 1961) — usually called simply Learned Hand — was a famed American judge and an avid supporter of free speech, though he is most remembered for applying economic reasoning to American tort law. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... In economics and business ethics, a coercive monopoly is any monopoly maintained by coercion. ...


Alcoa established an 8% stake in China’s state-run aluminum industry and has formed a strategic alliance with Aluminium Corporation of China (Chalco), China’s largest aluminum producer, at its Pingguo facility. Alcoa sold this stake on 12 September 2007. [3] A Strategic Alliance is a formal relationship formed between two or more parties to pursue a set of agreed upon goals or to meet a critical business need while remaining independent organizations. ... Aluminum Corporation of China Limited, also known as Chalco (SEHK: 2600, NYSE: ACH) is the only producer of alumina and the largest producer of primary aluminum in the Peoples Republic of China. ...


Alcoa has also acquired two facilities in Russia, at Samara and Belaya Kalitva. Alcoa recently launched an offer to purchase the remaining 18% of the Belaya Kalitva plant from minority shareholders, giving it complete ownership in the facility. This article is about about the city in Russia. ... Coat of arms of Belaya Kalitva Belaya Kalitva (Russian: ) is a town in Rostov Oblast, Russia. ... A shareholder or stockholder is an individual or company (including a corporation) that legally owns one or more shares of stock in a joint stock company. ...


In 2004, Alcoa's specialty chemicals division was sold, taking on the name Almatis, Inc..


In 2005, under heavy criticism by local and international NGOs related to a controversial dam project exclusively dedicated to supplying electricity to this smelter, Alcoa began construction in Iceland on Alcoa Fjardaal, a state-of-the-art aluminum smelter and the company’s first greenfield smelter in more than 20 years. Alcoa also signed a memorandum of understanding with the government of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago to build a low-emissions aluminum smelter and related facilities there. However, there has been strong objection of this by the residents of the area of the proposed smelter sparking protests and marches frequently.Also, Alcoa is working with the government of Ghana on the development of the aluminum industry in that country. Furthermore, Alcoa has completed or is undergoing primary aluminum expansion projects in Brazil, Jamaica, and Pinjarra, Western Australia. In software engineering jargon, a greenfield is a project which lacks any constraints imposed by prior work. ... A memorandum of understanding (MOU) is a legal document describing a bilateral agreement between parties. ... The townsite of Pinjarra is located in the south west agricultural region, 87 km south of Perth and 21 km south east of Mandurah. ...


In 2006, Alcoa relocated its top executives from its headquarters in Pittsburgh to New York City. Although the company's principal office is located in New York City, the company's operational headquarters are still located at its Corporate Center in Pittsburgh. Alcoa employs approximately 2,000 people at its Corporate Center in Pittsburgh and 60 at its principal office in New York. [4] Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


Alcoa was named one of the top three most sustainable corporations in the world at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. Forests on San Juan Island in Washington. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Weissflujoch Davos (population 13,000) is a town in eastern Switzerland, in the canton Graubünden, on the Landwasser River. ...


Environmental record

Based on year 2000 data,[7] the University of Massachusetts' Political Economy Research Institute determined that Alcoa was one of the top ten most toxic companies in the country, producing 9,884,267 pounds of toxic chemicals in that year. [8] Since 1987, state and federal regulators have cited Alcoa for more than forty-seven pollution violations. [9] In 2002, Alcoa paid half a million dollars in fines at an Indiana plant in order to settle lawsuits charging it evaded water pollution regulations. [10] Under the controversial grandfather provisions of the Texas Clean Air Act, Alcoa has been exempt from installing up to date pollution control devices and submitting to health-impact studies. [11]. This page is about the university system across Massachusetts. ...


On the other hand, In 2005, BusinessWeek magazine, in conjunction with the Climate Group, ranked Alcoa as No.5 of "The Top Green Companies." in cutting their carbon gas emissions [12] [13]. BusinessWeek is a business magazine published by McGraw-Hill. ...


Alcoa in Ghana

Alcoa's affiliate in Ghana, the Volta Aluminum Company, was completely closed between May 2003 and early 2006, due to problems with its electricity supply. [5] [6] Volta Aluminum Company, known as Valco, is an aluminium company based in Ghana. ... Electricity (from New Latin ēlectricus, amberlike) is a general term for a variety of phenomena resulting from the presence and flow of electric charge. ...


Alcoa in Iceland

By the middle of September, over 50% of the Alcoa Fjardaál smelter construction in Iceland has been finished. The total workforce on site is 1,750 people, of which 80% are of Polish origin.[citation needed] It is expected to be on line by 2007. Alcoa and the government of Iceland have signed an agreement on instigating a thorough feasibility study for a new 250,000 tpy (Tons Per Year) smelter in Bakki by Húsavík in Northern Iceland. In order to power Alcoa's new smelters in Iceland, tracts of wilderness are being flooded to provide hydroelectric energy.[citation needed] Alcoa does not own the kárahnjúkar powerplant.[citation needed]


Fjardaral, which is owned by Alcoa, created jobs in the nearby town of Reyðarfjörður for people that lost their jobs when the Icelandic government decided to lower their fishing quota.[citation needed]


Alcoa In South Wales (Swansea)

On November 21 2006, Alcoa announced that it is to close its Waunarlwydd works in Swansea, with the loss of 298 jobs. Production ceased at the Swansea plant on 27 January 2007. Decommissioning works are now taking place. Although rolling operations at the plant have now ceased, a small workforce is still employed in homogenisation, where heat treatment takes place for the Kitts Green plant. Waunarlwydd (English: ) is a suburb of Swansea, Wales, falling within the Cockett ward. ... For other places with the same name, see Swansea (disambiguation). ... Kitts Green is an area of Birmingham, England. ...

Alcoa in Australia

Alcoa operates bauxite mines, alumina refineries and aluminium smelters through Alcoa World Alumina and Chemicals, which is a joint venture between Alumina Limited and Alcoa. Alcoa operates two bauxite mines in Western Australia - the Huntly and Willowdale mines. Alcoa World Alumina and Chemicals owns and operates three alumina refineries in Western Australia: Kwinana, Pinjarra and Wagerup. Two aluminium smelters are also operated in the state of Victoria at Portland and Point Henry. Alcoa World Alumina and Chemicals is a joint venture between Alumina Limited (40% share) and Alcoa (60% share) and is abbreviated to AWAC. AWACs business is the mining of bauxite, the extraction of alumina (aluminium oxide) and the smelting of aluminium. ... Alumina Limited is a public company listed on the Australian Stock Exchange. ... Slogan or Nickname: Wildflower State or the Golden State Other Australian states and territories Capital Perth Government Constitutional monarchy Governor Ken Michael Premier Alan Carpenter (ALP) Federal representation  - House seats 15  - Senate seats 12 Gross State Product (2005-06)  - Product ($m)  $107,910 (4th)  - Product per capita  $53,134/person... Wagerup is a town in the south-west region of Western Australia. ... VIC redirects here. ... The city of Portland () is the oldest European settlement in what is now the state of Victoria, Australia. ... The Point Henry aluminium smelter is located near Geelong, Victoria in the suburb of Moolap. ...


Alcoa in the United States

ALCOA was lured into Blount County, Tennessee and created a plant just outside of Maryville, TN. This plant was the biggest provider of aluminum in the South. The area needed housing for workers, so ALCOA built many houses. The area eventually turned into a city and decided to name its self after the Aluminum Co. Alcoa, Tennessee was founded 1919.[citation needed] Alcoa is a city in Blount County, Tennessee, United States, south of Knoxville. ...


Alcoa World Alumina and Chemicals

Alcoa owns and operates the majority of its alumina refineries through its 60% share of Alcoa World Alumina and Chemicals. Alcoa World Alumina and Chemicals is a joint venture between Alumina Limited (40% share) and Alcoa (60% share) and is abbreviated to AWAC. AWACs business is the mining of bauxite, the extraction of alumina (aluminium oxide) and the smelting of aluminium. ...


Alcoa Primary Aluminium smelters

Alcoa has interests in 25 primary aluminium smelters in 8 countries.

Alcoa smelters[14][15]
Country Location Equity ownership Plant Total Nameplate capacity (kt per year) Alcoa's Capacity (kt per year)
Flag of Australia Point Henry 100% 185 185
Flag of Australia Portland 55% 353 194
Flag of Brazil Poços de Caldas 100% 96
Flag of Brazil São Luís (Alumar) 60% 438 263
Flag of Canada Baie Comeau 100% 438 438
Flag of Canada Bécancour 75% 409 307
Flag of Canada Deschambault 100% 254 254
Flag of Italy Fusina 100% 44 44
Flag of Italy Portovesme 100% 150 150
Flag of Spain Avilés 100% 90 90
Flag of Spain La Coruña 100% 84 84
Flag of Spain San Ciprián 100% 225 225
Flag of the United States Evansville, IN (Warrick) 100% 309 309
Flag of the United States Frederick, MD (Eastalco) 100% 195 195
Flag of the United States Badin, NC 100% 60 60
Flag of the United States Massena (West Plant), NY 100% 130 130
Flag of the United States Massena (East Plant), NY 100% 125 125
Flag of the United States Mount Holly, SC 50% 229 115
Flag of the United States Alcoa Operations, TN 100% 215 215
Flag of the United States Rockdale, TX 100% 267 267
Flag of the United States Ferndale, WA (Intalco) 100% 279 279
Flag of the United States Wenatchee, WA 100% 184 184
Flag of Ghana Tema 10% 200 20
Flag of Norway Lista 50% 94 47
Flag of Norway Mosjøen 50% 188 94

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See also

Alumina redirects here. ... This is a list of alumina refineries in the world. ... Alcoa World Alumina and Chemicals is a joint venture between Alumina Limited (40% share) and Alcoa (60% share) and is abbreviated to AWAC. AWACs business is the mining of bauxite, the extraction of alumina (aluminium oxide) and the smelting of aluminium. ... Alcoa is a city in Blount County, Tennessee, United States, south of Knoxville. ... This is a list of primary aluminium smelters in the world. ...

References

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  9. ^ ALCOA's Alarming Record on Pollution | Saving Iceland
  10. ^ Alcoa to pay $550,000 settlement for water pollution at Indiana plant
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  12. ^ Unknown Author (December 6, 2005). "DuPont Tops BusinessWeek Ranking of Green Companies". GreenBiz News. 
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  15. ^ Alcoa: Worldwide: Markets: Aluminum Ingot Products: Global Capacity. Retrieved on 2007-08-28.

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