Alcoa strikes $3.1b cash-and-stock deal for South32’s key aluminium assets
Alcoa Corporation is acquiring South32’s key aluminium assets in a USD 3.1 billion deal in cash plus 17,008,960 Alcoa shares, expanding its upstream aluminium portfolio across Australia, Brazil and South Africa. The transaction will also give South32 and its shareholders an equity interest in the...
Alcoa’s 16kg aluminium wheel could change fleet efficiency equation
A truck’s overall weight comes from dozens of components, including the engine, chassis, tyres, etc. Wheels are one area where fleets can explore lightweighting. Traditional steel wheels, widely used across the transport industry, are known for their robustness. Forged Alcoa aluminium wheels offer...
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Alcoa Architectural Products Delivers the First Aluminium Cladding to Clean Both Itself and the Surrounding Air
In July, with its Reynobond®|Reynolux® with EcoClean™, Alcoa Architectural Products is launching an aluminium cladding panel that cleans both itself and the surrounding air. This means that for the first time there is aluminium cladding that actively generates sustainability and is both economic...
ALUMINA IS AMONG THE COMPANIES IN THE ALUMINUM INDUSTRY WITH THE SMALLEST SHORT INTEREST (AWC, CENX, NOR, AA, KALU)
Below are the top five companies in the Aluminum industry ranked by the lowest short interest ratio. A low short interest ratio may indicate that there are only a few people who are bearish on the stock. Alumina (NYSE:AWC - Snapshot Report) has a short interest ratio of 2.1 based on average daily...
Hulamin Appoints Watson From Alcoa as Director on its Board
Hulamin Ltd. (HLM), Africa’s biggest producer of fabricated aluminum products, appointed Jeff Watson, a former Alcoa Inc. (AA) employee, as international director and Brand Pretorius, the former head of Reunert Ltd. (RLO), to its board today at an annual general meeting near Pietermaritzburg in...
Oberlin College’s New Jazz Building Clad in Alcoa Architectural Aluminum Panels
The Bertram and Judith Kohl Building, a virtual rhapsody in Alcoa’s Reynobond aluminum composite material (ACM), has applied to become the first Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold certified music conservatory in the U.S. The $24 million, three-story, 37,000-square-foot...
Alcoa: New Products to Drive Revenues
Alcoa announced on June 9 the development of new aluminum-based solutions for the aerospace market, reducing the weight and an increase in fuel economy on top of the savings from new engines. Maintenance and manufacturing costs make the new material much cheaper over the life cycle when compared...
Alcoa workers wary about carbon tax and jobs
THE Federal Government is taking action to tackle climate change by putting a price on pollution through a carbon tax, but workers at the Alcoa Pinjarra refinery are worried the company might use the tax as a lever to cut jobs.
Why Alcoa Shares Look Undervalued
Alcoa (AA: NYSE) By Credit Suisse ($15.85, July 15, 2011) With this note, Richard Garchitorena is assuming primary coverage of Alcoa. Our prior rating (Outperform) remains unchanged. We continue to believe Alcoa (ticker: AA) shares are undervalued given current aluminum prices, which we believe are...
Strong Aircraft Orders Seen Driving Aluminum Demand
The flurry of new airliner orders in the first half of 2011, coupled with rising demand from other industries, has proved to be a boon to aluminum suppliers like Alcoa, which more than doubled its second quarter earnings in results announced on July 11. But subsequent stock market reaction, which...
Research on Alcoa Inc. and Century Aluminum Co. -- Aluminum Industry Steady Despite Recovery Slowdown
Aluminum companies have come down a little during the economic recovery's latest stumble. Demand from several industries has softened slightly but does remain strong in other areas. Demand for aluminum is still expected to grow 12% in 2011. Despite some recent headwinds, several companies still...
Aluminum Demand, New Products Lift Alcoa's Earnings as Stock Eyes $19.50
Alcoa's focus on pushing its light, yet strong aluminum products as the natural substitute for heavier metals across industries from construction to automobiles and aerospace has substantially helped the company as the flat-rolled products division and the engineered products division reporting...
Aluminum Demand, New Products Lift Alcoa's Earnings as Stock Eyes $19.50
Alcoa ( AA ) recently announced its performance for the second quarter of 2011. While the company grew its top-line by more than 11% over the figure in Q1 2011 to reach $6.6 billion, the net income also grew over the period by about 6% to settle at $326 million. Alcoa is the world leader in the...
Aluminum Demand, New Products Lift Alcoa's Earnings as Stock Eyes $19.50
Alcoa ( AA ) recently announced its performance for the second quarter of 2011. While the company grew its top-line by more than 11% over the figure in Q1 2011 to reach $6.6 billion, the net income also grew over the period by about 6% to settle at $326 million. Alcoa is the world leader in the...
Aluminum Demand, New Products Lift Alcoa's Earnings as Stock Eyes $19.50
Alcoa ( AA ) recently announced its performance for the second quarter of 2011. While the company grew its top-line by more than 11% over the figure in Q1 2011 to reach $6.6 billion, the net income also grew over the period by about 6% to settle at $326 million. Alcoa is the world leader in the...
Alcoa Inc. – Alcoa Inc.’s Profits Are On The Rise
World’s Aluminum Demand The aluminum’s increase in prices is coupled by the rising demands of consumers, as the law of demand dictates. Demands in London and the other countries in the east are ever more increasing. China, the top aluminum consumer of the world for its manufacturing industries, and...
Alcoa Inc. – Alcoa Inc.’s Profits Are On The Rise
The Largest Aluminum Producer Of The U.S. – Alcoa Inc. Due to the increasing demand for aluminum and lightweight metals of the U.S. and neighboring countries, Alcoa Inc., the third largest producer of aluminum in the world, reached remarkable increase in profits. The aluminum company obtained a...
Alcoa’s Alumina Refinery in Spain Substitutes Fuel Oil with Natural Gas
Alcoa, a manufacturer of primary and fabricated aluminum, is enhancing the environmental performance and energy efficacy of its alumina refinery located in San Ciprian, Spain, by shifting to natural gas from fuel oil. The company has set up liquefied natural gas storage tanks at the alumina...
Alcoa’s Alumina Refinery in Spain Substitutes Fuel Oil with Natural Gas
Alcoa, a manufacturer of primary and fabricated aluminum, is enhancing the environmental performance and energy efficacy of its alumina refinery located in San Ciprian, Spain, by shifting to natural gas from fuel oil. The company has set up liquefied natural gas storage tanks at the alumina...
Alcoa’s Alumina Refinery in Spain Substitutes Fuel Oil with Natural Gas
Alcoa, a manufacturer of primary and fabricated aluminum, is enhancing the environmental performance and energy efficacy of its alumina refinery located in San Ciprian, Spain, by shifting to natural gas from fuel oil. The company has set up liquefied natural gas storage tanks at the alumina complex.
