ALCOA is the world's leading producer of primary aluminum,
fabricated aluminum and alumina and a major participant in all segments of the
industry: mining, refining, smelting, fabricating and recycling.
Alcoa serves customers worldwide primarily in the
transportation (including aerospace, automotive, rail and shipping), packaging,
building and industrial markets with a great variety of fabricated and finished
products.
Alcoa is organized into 25 independently managed business
units and has over 228 operating locations in 32 countries. Alcoa gives business
unit leaders clear responsibilities that concentrate authority closer to
customers.
The U.S. remains the largest market for aluminum. Europe,
Asia and Latin America, however, present opportunities for substantial growth in
aluminum use. To take advantage of these growth opportunities, Alcoa has made
acquisitions or formed joint ventures and strategic alliances in key regional
markets.
The Company's Common Stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the
symbol "AA" 
