Alcoa Corporation, founded in 1888, is a global leader in lightweight metals engineering and manufacturing, specializing in aluminum, bauxite, and alumina products. With a workforce of approximately 60,000 across 30 countries, Alcoa focuses on innovative multi-material solutions that enhance various sectors, including transportation, industrial applications, and consumer electronics. The company's technologies support advancements in automotive, aerospace, defense, and energy, contributing to more efficient and sustainable practices. Alcoa's commitment to sustainability is reflected in its initiatives to support environmental efforts through the Alcoa Foundation. Through its subsidiaries, the company produces and distributes a range of value-added products made from aluminum, titanium, and nickel, positioning itself as a key player in the global metals industry.
Phinergy Ltd. is a developer of advanced energy systems utilizing metal-air technologies, specifically focusing on aluminum-air and zinc-air batteries. Founded in 2008 and based in Lod, Israel, the company aims to provide high energy-density solutions for various applications, including transportation, stationary energy storage, aerospace and defense, consumer electronics, and chlorine production. Unlike conventional batteries that require carrying oxygen, Phinergy's batteries utilize ambient air to release energy from metals, significantly enhancing efficiency. Notably, its aluminum-air battery system has been successfully integrated into electric vehicles, achieving over three times the driving range of typical electric vehicles, thereby positioning Phinergy as a leader in zero-emission energy solutions.
RTI International Metals manufactures and distributes titanium and specialty metal mill products, extruded shapes, and engineered systems for aerospace, industrial, defense, energy, chemical, and consumer applications worldwide. The company operates through Titanium, and Engineered Products and Services. The Titanium segment melts, forges, processes, produces, stocks, distributes, finishes, cuts-to-size, and facilitates delivery services of titanium mill products, such as blooms, billets, sheets, and plates which are further processed by its customers for use in various commercial aerospace, defense, and industrial and consumer applications. This segment also produces ferro titanium alloys for its steel-making customers. It serves prime aircraft manufacturers and their subcontractors, including fabricators, forge shops, extruders, castings producers, fastener manufacturers, machine shops, and metal distribution companies. The Engineered Products and Services segment offers titanium, aluminum, and other specialty metal parts and components that are used in commercial aerospace, defense, medical device, oil and gas, power generation, and chemical process industries as well as in various other industrial and consumer markets. RTI International’s major U.S. operations are based at its Pittsburgh headquarters with facilities in Martinsville, Virginia; Niles, Ohio; Canton, Ohio; Salt Lake City, Utah; Road Spring, Texas; Houston, Texas; Washington, Missouri; Windsor, Connecticut; Garden Grove, California; Indianapolis, Indiana; Sullivan, Missouri; and Montreal, Canada. Its overseas operations are based in the United Kingdom, Germany, France, Italy, and China. RTI International Metals, Inc. was founded in 1950 and is headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
TITAL
Acquisition in 2015
TITAL is a leading manufacturer of titanium and aluminum structural castings for aircraft engines and airframes.
Firth Rixson is a prominent global manufacturer specializing in engineered metal products and complex components for high technology industries, with a strong focus on the aerospace sector. The company supplies its products to various segments within aerospace, including commercial aircraft, business jets, military aircraft, and helicopters. Firth Rixson partners with original equipment manufacturers, ensuring high-quality standards and innovative solutions tailored to meet the demands of the aerospace market.
Orkla Ventures promotes innovation and creativity opening up the possibility of investing directly in start-up companies. It focuses primarily on technology, concepts, and business models that might be relevant for Orkla’s businesses.
The firm was established in 2017 to reach out to a growing universe of entrepreneurial businesses and startup companies engaged in innovation outside established companies.
Traco
Acquisition in 2010
TRACO, founded in 1943 as the Three Rivers Aluminum Company, employs 650 people at its one-million-square-foot headquarters and manufacturing operation in Cranberry Township, PA, north of Pittsburgh. Traco offers a full range of window and door manufacturing and services, including engineering, extrusion, finishing and electrostatic painting, glass insulation and tempering, and glass lamination.
Alcan
Acquisition in 2007
Alcan
Baco Consumer Products
Acquisition in 2000
Baco is the U.K.'s leading supplier of household wraps, including aluminum foil, plastic bags, clingfilm and bin liners.
Southern Plastics is a plastics company that manufactures and sells plastic products.
Howmet Corp.
Acquisition in 2000
Howmet Corp. is a manufacturer in the world of investment cast turbine engine components for the jet aircraft and industrial gas power generation markets. The Company uses investment casting techniques to produce high-performance and high-reliability superalloy and titanium components to the exacting specifications of the major aerospace and IGT engine manufacturers. The Company is also the world's largest producer of aluminum investment castings, which it produces principally for the commercial aerospace and defense electronics industries.