Alcoa Engineered Products

Pittsburgh-based aluminum producer Alcoa has requested exemption from the 10 percent tariff on imported aluminum. The company wants to exclude some of its Canadian-produced aluminum rolling slab from the tariff, citing the need for the product to meet demand. "Due to the unavailability of U.S....

Lightweight metals producer Alcoa has announced it will permanently close its Warrick Operations smelter in Evansville, Ind., by the end of Q1 2016. By the end of Q2 2016, the company will curtail the remaining 810,000 metric tons of refining capacity at its Point Comfort operations in Texas....

Lightweight metals producer Alcoa has announced it is curtailing uncompetitive smelting and refining capacity to ensure continued competitiveness amid prevailing market conditions. The company will reduce aluminum smelting capacity by 503,000 metric tons and alumina refining capacity by 1.2 million...

New York-based lightweight metals provider Alcoa has announced it has been awarded a contract to supply titanium for Lockheed Martin’s F-35 Lightning II aircraft program, also known as the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF). Under the contract, Alcoa becomes the titanium supplier for airframe structures...

New York-based lightweight metals provider Alcoa has been named as one of the world’s leading companies for sustainability on the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices. Alcoa was again recognized as the aluminum industry leader on the Dow Jones World Index. Highlights of the company’s...

Ford Motor Co., Dearborn, Mich., and Alcoa Inc., New York, are collaborating to produce next-generation automotive aluminum alloys designed to be formable and design-friendly. Ford will use Alcoa’s Micromill® automotive aluminum material in multiple components on the 2016 F-150®. The...

Alcoa, based in Pittsburgh, has unveiled Micromill™ continuous casting technology for producing aluminum sheet. The patented process changes the microstructure of the metal, allowing the production of an aluminum alloy for automotive applications that has 40 percent greater formability and 30...

Lightweight metals provider Alcoa, New York, has completed the acquisition of Firth Rixson, a manufacturer of aerospace jet engine components. The transaction doubles Alcoa’s average revenue content on high-growth engine programs. The acquisition increases the company’s offerings made of...

Alcoa, New York, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Firth Rixson, a provider of aerospace jet engine components based in Sheffield, U.K., from Oak Hill Capital Partners, for $2.85 billion in cash and stock. The acquisition is expected to increase Alcoa’s annual aerospace revenues by...

Alcoa Engineered Aerospace Products announced Monday that it will increase prices for soft and hard alloy drawn tube by 4-8%, depending on the type of tube, starting August 1, 2004. The company says existing quote pricing will be honored until the date of quote expiration. Any changes for increased...

Alcoa Engineered Aerospace Products has announced a price increase for soft and hard alloy small diameter (under 0.750-in OD) drawn tube in both round and other than round product forms. Base prices have been increased by 6 percent and will be effective on new orders entered on or after June 1....