Alcoa Inc. (from
Aluminum
Company of
America) is an American public company best known for its work with lightweight metals and advanced manufacturing techniques. The world's third largest producer of
aluminum, behind
Chinalco and
Rusal, the company has corporate
headquarters in
New York City. From its operational base in
Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania in the United States, Alcoa conducts operations in 30 countries. It is one of the world's largest lightweight metal manufacturers of products made of aluminum, titanium and
nickel. Alcoa’s products are used worldwide in aircraft, automobiles, commercial transportation, packaging, building and construction, oil and gas, defense, and industrial applications. Alcoa's products include fastening systems for the Airbus
A380 jet, sheets for Ford's
F-150 truck, and the first aluminum fan blade for
Pratt & Whitney jet engines. Alcoa also supplies aerospace-grade aluminum produced in South Korea to
Samsung Electronics for its
Galaxy S6 and S6 edge models. Alcoa is a major producer of primary aluminum, fabricated aluminum, and alumina combined, through its participation in all major aspects of the industry: technology, mining, refining, smelting, fabricating, and recycling. As of 2014, the company has $37.4 billion in assets and 59000 employees.