Alcoa

Alcoa signals key improvement in auto aluminum, lands new customer

4:30 pm U.S. ET | Dec. 4, 2014
Aluminum giant Alcoa said today it has solved one of the biggest wrinkles automakers wrestle with when stamping aluminum body panels: formability. The supplier said it has at least one customer for the aluminum sheet produced by its new Micromill process....
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Automakers in 'race' to secure aluminum supply, Constellium CEO says

1:04 pm U.S. ET | Oct. 3, 2014
Automakers are in a "race" to secure aluminum supplies as they use more of the lightweight metal instead of steel, Constellium's CEO said. The company said Friday it is buying another aluminum fabricator in the U.S. for $455 million....
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LETTER TO THE EDITOR

1 great leader can turn GM around

12:01 am U.S. ET | July 21, 2014
Great leaders of other large, struggling companies have demonstrated conclusively that GM is just one great leader away from regaining and surpassing its former greatness....
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NEWS ANALYSIS

Alcoa, Novelis face new competition as aluminum gains in auto segment

10:16 am U.S. ET | June 19, 2014
Aluminum giants Alcoa and Novelis triumphed in landing Ford's aluminum-bodied F-150 pickup truck, but the victory also has brought new aluminum players into the competition for future automotive business....
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75 percent of U.S. pickups will have aluminum bodies by 2025, industry study says

2:22 pm U.S. ET | June 11, 2014
The majority of pickups manufactured within the next decade will have aluminum bodies, according to a study commissioned by the Aluminum Association...
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U.S. seeks to fund Alcoa's bet on automotive aluminum

9:00 pm U.S. ET | May 27, 2014
The United States Department of Energy has proposed lending money to Alcoa to expand aluminum production at a Tennessee factory, setting the stage for the first loan to a supplier under a dormant $25 billion fund....
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