美铝公司是世界领先的氧化铝、电解铝和铝加工产品的生产商，美铝服务于航空航天、包装、建筑、商业运输和工业市场，为客户提供设计、工程技术、生产一体方案。除了包括压延产品、硬铝挤压产品和铸件在内的铝产品和零部件外，美铝还营销美铝轮毂、紧固件系统、精密铸件以及结构和建筑系统。目前，美铝在全球44个国家拥有11.6万雇员，并被达沃斯世界经济论坛评选为最具可持续发展性的公司之一。
美铝公司生产的产品十分持久：在所有曾经生产的铝产品中几乎70%目前仍在使用中，也就是说自从1886年生产铝产品以来，总共6.90亿公吨的铝（7.61 亿吨）其中有4.80亿公吨（5.29 亿吨）目前仍在使用中。
每天，在世界各地，美铝：
·开采86,300吨铝钒土和27,300吨煤
·提炼41,000吨氧化铝
·冶炼9,575吨铝
·回收2,300吨铝
·制造8,810吨铝制产品
·生产1亿6600万个饮料和食品容器盖
·为20,400辆交通工具装配配电系统
·消耗96,000兆瓦电
·采购2700万美元的货物和服务
Alcoa at a glance
Alcoa is the world\'s leading producer and manager of primary aluminum, fabricated aluminum and alumina facilities, and is active in all major aspects of the industry. Alcoa serves the aerospace, automotive, packaging, building and construction, commercial transportation and industrial markets, bringing design, engineering, production and other capabilities of Alcoa\'s businesses to customers.
In addition to aluminum products and components including flat-rolled products, hard alloy extrusions, and forgings, Alcoa also markets Alcoa? wheels, fastening systems, precision and investment castings, structures and building systems. The Company has 116,000 employees in 44 countries and has been named one of the top most sustainable corporations in the world at the World Economic Forum in Davos , Switzerland.
Alcoa makes a very sustainable product: almost 70% of the aluminum ever produced is still in use, equaling 480 million metric tons (529 million tons) of a total 690 million metric tons (761 million tons) manufactured since 1886.
Every day, worldwide, Alcoa:
-Mines 86,300 tons of bauxite and 27,300 tons of coal
-Refines 41,000 tons of alumina
-Smelts 9,575 tons of aluminium
-Recycles 2,300 tons of aluminium
-Manufactures 8,810 tons of aluminium products
-Produces 166 million closures for beverage and food containers
-Assembles wire harnesses for 20,400 vehicles
-Generates 96,000 MWH of electricity
-Purchases $27 million in goods and services
