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Alcoa to Temporarily Idle Half of Rockdale, TX Smelter Due to Local Power Supply Issues
June 19, 2008
PITTSBURGH--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Alcoa (NYSE: AA) today announced it will temporarily idle half the production at its Rockdale, Texas aluminum smelter effective today as a result of ongoing supply issues with Luminant's onsite power generating unit, Sandow Unit 4, and the resulting market power prices being uneconomical.
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In 1952, the first aluminum was cast at Rockdale Operations. This 35,000-acre site is home to lignite mining, power generation and aluminum smelting operations, ultimately producing the raw aluminum necessary for the manufacture of aluminum consumer and industrial products. At full capacity, the smelting plant can produce 1.67 million pounds of aluminum per day.
Rockdale Operations manufactures 40,000-pound sheet ingot used by fabricating plants in forming plate, sheet and foil, and 1,500-pound primary ingots or "pig", which are sold for remelting. Aluminum powder, produced at Rockdale, is used in a variety of chemical and commercial applications including cosmetics, paint and as a component in solid rocket propellants for NASA. Rockdale Operation is the sole supplier of aluminum powder to the NASA Space Shuttle program. |
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At A Glance
Market Road 1786
Rockdale TX 76567
United States
phone: 512.446.5811
Location Type
Primary Aluminum
Products
Primary Aluminum
Primary Aluminum available from Rockdale
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Replenishing the Environment
Rockdale Operations has been recognized by the U.S. Office of Surface Mining for its accomplishments in land reclamation and the environment.
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