Wednesday, May 12, 2010

ALCOA – WORLD LEADING ALUMINIUM PRODUCER

Alcoa

Alcoa is the world's third largest producer of aluminum, behind Rio Tinto and Rusal

Alcoa also markets consumer brands Reynolds Wrap foil and Baco household

wraps.

In 1886, Charles Martin Hall discovered the process of smelting

aluminum, almost simultaneously with Paul Héroult in France. This discovery, now

called the Hall-Héroult process, is still the only process used to make aluminum worldwide.

Charles Martin Hall in 1888, with the help of Alfred E. Hunt, started the Pittsburgh Reduction Company.

"The Aluminum Company of America"– became the firm's new name in 1907.

The acronym "Alcoa" was coined in 1910 and in 1999 was adopted as the official corporate name

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