Alcoa manufactures aluminum sheet and foil at facilities world-wide for use in a wide variety of packaging and consumer applications including food and beverage containers. Aluminum containers deliver freshness, convenience, and security for food, beverages and other products. Last year, we shipped enough aluminum container sheet to make 100,000,000,000 recyclable aluminum cans.
Ball and Alcoa Help Deliver Latest in Can Innovation May 2, 2008
Company that Invented the Pull-Top Aluminum Can Helps Debut the First-Ever Vented Can more
Alcoa Completes Sale of Packaging and Consumer Businesses To New Zealand's Rank Group February 29, 2008
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Alcoa (NYSE:AA) today announced it has completed the sale of its packaging and consumer businesses to New Zealand’s Rank Group Limited. more
Alcoa Sets Goal to Raise North American Aluminum Beverage Can Recycling Rate from 52% to 75% by 2015 January 22, 2008
PITTSBURGH--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Alcoa (NYSE:AA) announced today that it has established a goal to raise the industry's used beverage can (UBC) recycling rate in North America from its current 52% rate to 75% by 2015. more
Alcoa Expands Recycling Capability - New Expansion Will Increase Recycling Capacity by Nearly 50 Percent December 6, 2007
KNOXVILLE, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Alcoa (NYSE:AA) announced today that it has broken ground on a new $22 million project at its Can Reclamation facility at its Tennessee Operations. more
Alcoa Launches Innovation Web Site to Showcase Technology Solutions for Design Engineers September 20, 2007
PITTSBURGH--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Alcoa announced today that it has launched a new technology web with rich, detailed scientific information on aluminum and other light metal technology that will help design engineers develop new products. more
Alcoa Featured in National Geographic's Aluminum Can Documentary March 14, 2007
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Alcoa (NYSE:AA) announced today that its operations in Alcoa, Tenn., and Western Australia are featured in a new aluminum can documentary that is airing on the National Geographic Channel. more
