Alcoa Fastening Systems

read moreAlcoa is a global aluminum supplier and its product portfolio includes Bauxite, Alumina and Aluminum. Our Aluminum segment includes aluminum smelting, casting, and rolling, along with the majority of the energy assets. Aluminum smelting is an important contributor to our portfolio. We further improved our smelting assets when we met our goal of moving to the 38th percentile on the global cost curve in 2016. The unit is well positioned to benefit from improved future market conditions. We demonstrate leading technology and innovation with our differentiated, sustainable array of aluminum cast products for end-market customers.

read moreAlcoa has ownership in seven active bauxite mines globally and operates four of them, making us among the largest bauxite producers in the world. We have access to large bauxite deposits with mining rights that extend in most cases more than 20 years. Our global network is strategically located near key Atlantic and Pacific markets. It includes the Huntly mine in Australia, the second largest bauxite mine in the world. Alcoa offers bauxite from its mines to meet customer-specific needs and provide a consistent, reliable, and sustainable supply of raw material for refineries around the globe.

read moreToday's Alcoa is built on a foundation of operating excellence dating back nearly 130 years to the world-changing discovery that made aluminum an affordable and vital part of modern life. As the inventor of the aluminum industry, we have followed on with breakthrough after breakthrough in best practices that lead to efficiency, safety, sustainability and stronger communities wherever we operate. It's a legacy we're proud of, and one that will drive us to achieve new goals as we look ahead. Working with his sister Julia in a shed attached to the family home in Oberlin, Ohio, chemistry student Charles Martin Hall discovers a way to produce aluminum through electrolysis that drastically reduces its cost.

read moreSince the dawn of the aluminum industry, the name Alcoa has been synonymous with operational excellence and leadership in the production of Bauxite, Alumina and Aluminum products. We invented the aluminum industry in 1888 and we continue to innovate with new technologies and processes. In today's aluminum market, where lean operation is critical, our comprehensive portfolio of assets and our operating experience make Alcoa uniquely built to lead. We are known worldwide as a values-based company that holds to the highest standards of excellence-operational, environmental, and ethical-as essential for our business.

read moreAt Alcoa, Values have always been a foundation of our Company, governing the way we act, operate and how we interact with our customers, communities and each other. Purposefully brief and memorable in their simplicity, our Values are a simple reflection of who we are: thousands of committed individuals around the world who share the same vision.

read moreWe invented the aluminum industry and continue to lead in the innovation of new technologies. We are the best operators in the industry creating superior value for our customers. Since 1888, the people of Alcoa have partnered to create innovative and sustainable solutions that move the world forward. We created the aluminum industry, and will continue to define and advance it.