Alcoa's Tennessee Operations has existed in the foothills of the Great Smoky Mountains for almost 90 years. In 1910, Alcoa purchased land in the Smoky Mountains to begin construction of dams that would power its new smelting facility. The smelter made its first metal in 1913, followed by Tennessee's first fabricating facility, the West Plant, in 1920 and the North Plant fabricating facility in 1942. Over the years, Tennessee Operations has made more than 1,000 products for the construction, aerospace, military, farm, boat-building, consumer and highway industries.
Today, Tennessee Operations is dedicated solely to the production of high quality molten metal and aluminum sheet for beverage cans. It is one of the most modern aluminum fabricating facilities in the world and is home to two of Alcoa's business units -- Primary Metals and the Rigid Packaging Division. Located 15 miles south of Knoxville, the plant occupies 1600 acres, with 160 under roof.
Tennessee Operations has grown from a simple producer of aluminum, to a recognized world leader in the production of high quality aluminum can sheet. From East Tennessee, Alcoa produces and delivers aluminum can sheet that ends up on store shelves across America and in all parts of the world. Yet, even while competing worldwide, ALCOA continues to keep strong roots in the community, where our people live and work.
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Alcoa Wetlands Serve as Natural Remediation Systems
Alcoa's Tennessee Operations is using an innovative wetlands technique to let nature clean up complex cyanide and diesel fuel.
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