CEO Alain Belda has been the chief executive officer of Alcoa Inc since 1999. He is 62 years old. Follow Mr. Belda and Alcoa Inc in the news and blogs or share your own opinion about the company and its leadership.
Alcoa Inc. said Wednesday executive chairman and former CEO Alain Belda will retire as an executive of the aluminum company effective Aug. 1, but will continue as board chairman until his term expires next year. The Pittsburgh-based company said in a regulatory filing it expects CEO Klaus Kleinfeld to succeed Belda as chairman under a plan first disclosed in 2007. Kleinfeld took over from Belda as CEO of Alcoa, the largest U.S. aluminum producer, in May 2008. Belda has worked for Alcoa for... Read Full Story
Alcoa announced that Alcoa Chairman Alain Belda was honored by the Asia Society this week for his environmental leadership, including Alcoa’s progress to reduce GHG emissions and address global warming.
In accepting the award, Mr. Belda said, “At Alcoa, we see global warming as the sustainability issue of our generation. To me, it is critical that [...] Read Full Story
Vacuum Forming Vacuum forming is a superplastic forming process in which a gas pressure differential is imposed on the superplastic diaphragm, causing the material to form into the die configuration. Sometimes called stretch forming, the applied pressure is limited to atmospheric pressure (that is, 100 kPa, or 15 psi), and the forming rate and capability are therefore limited. The rate of pressurization in blow forming is normally established such that the induced strain rates in the... Read Full Story
Alcoa announced that Alcoa Chairman Alain Belda was elected to the IBM board of directors, effective July 29, 2008.
Alain Belda is chairman of Alcoa. Mr. Belda has a long, distinguished career at Alcoa joining the company nearly 40 years ago in its Brazilian affiliate, Alcoa Aluminio. He was elected a vice president of Alcoa [...] Read Full Story
T he all-aluminum spaceframe for the upcoming Ferrari California sports car is being supplied by Alcoa Wheel and Transportation Products,Cleveland, Ohio । The aluminum spaceframe helps increase performance while lowering vehicle weight to deliver increased fuel economy and lower CO2 emissions. The California, recently unveiled at the Paris International Motor Show, is the latest performance vehicle from Ferrari. The strength and lightweight advantages of aluminum allow Ferrari to maximize... Read Full Story
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Alcoa Inc. on Wednesday said it completed expansions in six countries of aluminum manufacturing facilities that serve the aerospace industry. Read Full Story
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