Alcoa (AA) led the Metals category of eight companies in the 2013 Fortune 500 ranking of the largest U.S. companies. It also ranked 128 in the overall ranking of the largest corporations based on revenues, profits and market value. Alcoa is one of the 57 original Fortune 500 companies who have been on the list every year since it was started in 1955.
Alcoa is the world’s leading producer of primary and fabricated aluminum, as well as the world’s largest miner of bauxite and refiner of alumina.
In addition to inventing the modern-day aluminum industry, Alcoa innovation has been behind major milestones in the aerospace, automotive, packaging, building and construction, commercial transportation, consumer electronics and industrial markets over the past 125 years.
Among the solutions Alcoa markets are flat-rolled products, hard alloy extrusions, and forgings, as well as Alcoa wheels, fastening systems, precision and investment castings, and building systems in addition to its expertise in other light metals such as titanium and nickel-based super alloys.
Sustainability is an integral part of Alcoa’s operating practices and the product design and engineering it provides to customers. Alcoa has been a member of the Dow Jones Sustainability Index for 11 consecutive years and approximately 75 percent of all of the aluminum ever produced since 1888 is still in active use today.
Alcoa employs approximately 61,000 people in 30 countries across the world.