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AlcoaU.S. company, the world's largest producer of aluminum. Established in Pittsburgh, Pa., in 1888, it adopted the name Aluminum Co. of America in 1907. Alcoa introduced aluminum foil in 1910 and found uses for aluminum in the emerging aviation and automobile industries. In 1913 it established the town of Alcoa in eastern Tennessee as a planned industrial community. A 1945 federal antitrust ruling obliged it to sell its Canadian subsidiary (now Alcan Aluminum Ltd., its strongest competitor). In 1998 Alcoa acquired Alumax Inc. Alcoa's other products include plastic containers and packaging equipment. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| NEW YORK -- Alcoa (NYSE:AA) announced today that it has established
an Innovation Center of Excellence with leading universities in Russia
to work on research and development projects focused on innovative
mining, refining and smelting technologies. TEMA, Ghana -- Alcoa (NYSE:AA) announced today the official opening
of the Valco-Alcoa Foundation Youth Clinic in Ashaiman, a sub district
of the Tema municipality in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana. Bernt Reitan, Alcoa Executive Vice President and Group President
Global Primary Products, to Present
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