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Item 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments.
None.
Item 2. Properties.
Alcoa’s principal office is located at 390 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10022-4608. Alcoa’s corporate center is
located at 201 Isabella Street, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15212-5858. The Alcoa Technical Center for research and
development is located at 100 Technical Drive, Alcoa Center, Pennsylvania 15069.
Alcoa leases some of its facilities; however, it is the opinion of management that the leases do not materially affect the
continued use of the properties or the properties’ values.
Alcoa believes that its facilities are suitable and adequate for its operations. Although no title examination of properties
owned by Alcoa has been made for the purpose of this report, the company knows of no material defects in title to any
such properties. See Notes A and H to the financial statements for information on properties, plants and equipment.
Alcoa has active plants and holdings under the following segments and in the following geographic areas:
ALUMINA
Bauxite: See the table and related text in the Bauxite Interests section on pages 5-6 of this report.
Alumina: See the table and related text in the Alumina Refining Facilities and Capacity section on pages 7-8 of
this report.
PRIMARY METALS
See the table and related text in the Primary Aluminum Facilities and Capacity section on pages 9-11 of this
report.
FLAT-ROLLED PRODUCTS
See the table and related text in the Flat-Rolled Products Facilities section on page 12 of this report.
ENGINEERED PRODUCTS AND SOLUTIONS
See the table and related text in the Engineered Products and Solutions Facilities section on pages 13-14 of this
report.
CORPORATE
See the table and related text in the Corporate Facilities section on page 15 of this report.
Item 3. Legal Proceedings.
In the ordinary course of its business, Alcoa is involved in a number of lawsuits and claims, both actual and potential,
including some that it has asserted against others. While the amounts claimed may be substantial, the ultimate liability
cannot now be determined because of the considerable uncertainties that exist. It is possible that results of operations or
liquidity in a particular period could be materially affected by certain contingencies. Management believes, however,
that the disposition of matters that are pending or asserted will not have a material adverse effect on the financial
position of the company.
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