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| Alcoa
at a glance:
World's leading producer of primary aluminum, fabricated aluminum, and alumina. Active in all major aspects of the industry — technology, mining, refining, smelting, fabricating and recycling. Alcoa's aluminum products and components are used worldwide in aircraft, automobiles, beverage cans, buildings, chemicals, sports and recreation, and a wide variety of industrial and consumer applications, including such Alcoa consumer brands as Alcoa® wheels, Reynolds Wrap® aluminum foil, and Baco® household wraps. Among its other businesses are vinyl siding, packaging machinery, precision castings, closures, fiber optic cables, and electrical distribution systems for cars and trucks. Vital statistics: 127,000 Alcoans in 39 countries, $20.3 billion in revenues In 2002 it was six times safer to work at Alcoa than it was in 1991 Alcoa makes a very sustainable product: of the 680 million tons of aluminum produced since the industry began in 1886, 440 million are still in use. |
Earthwatch at a glance:
The
mission of Earthwatch Institute is to promote the sustainable conservation
of our natural resources and cultural heritage by creating partnerships
among scientists, the general public, educators, and businesses. We
believe that decision-making involving these issues not only requires
objective scientific data from the field, but must engage the general
public through active participation in the scientific process if it is to
become widely accepted and effective. |
