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p.7 Five Keys to
Profitable Growth
p.2 Letter to
Shareholders
p.14 News99
p.26 Market Trends
p.28 Financial and
Corporate Data
p.58 Worldwide
Operations
p.62 Officers and
Directors
p.64 Business Units
p.65 Shareholder
Information
p.66 Glossary
p.67 Index
Alcoa at a Glance
• World’s leading producer of primary
aluminum, fabricated aluminum,
and alumina.
• Active in all major segments of the
industry: mining, refining, smelting,
fabricating, and recycling.
• Providing customers in the packaging,
automotive, aerospace, construction
and other markets with a variety
of fabricated and finished products.
• Nonaluminum businesses include
packaging machinery, vinyl siding, plastic
bottles and closures, and electrical
distribution systems for cars and trucks.
• Vital statistics: 25 business units, 107,700
employees, 228 operating locations
in 32 countries, $16.3 billion in revenues.
• The Alcoa Production System is our
worldwide standard in manufacturing.
Its basic premises: produce for use,
not for inventory; eliminate waste; and
recognize that people are the linchpin
of the system.
• Values. Alcoa’s values begin with
integrity, respect for our people, their
safety and health, and for the environment
within which we live and work. We are
committed to maintaining our values
wherever we operate around the world,
and to striving for excellence in everything
we do.