Alcoa World Alumina and Chemicals. Alcoa World Alumina and Chemicals is a joint venture between Alumina Limited (40% share) and Alcoa (60% share) and is abbreviated to AWAC.
AWAC's business is the mining of bauxite, the extraction of alumina (aluminium oxide) and the smelting of aluminium. It has about 25% of the global alumina market. Alcoa acts as the day-to-day manager. Australian operations[edit] Alcoa - Wiki. Alcoa Inc.
(from Aluminum Company of America) is the world's third largest producer of aluminum, behind Rio Tinto Alcan and Rusal,[2] with corporate headquarters in New York City. From its operational base in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in the United States, Alcoa conducts operations in 31 countries. Alcoa is a major producer of primary aluminum, fabricated aluminum, and alumina combined, through its active and growing participation in all major aspects of the industry: technology, mining, refining, smelting, fabricating, and recycling.[1] Aluminum and alumina represent more than three-fourths of Alcoa’s revenue.
Non-aluminum products include precision castings and aerospace and industrial fasteners. Primary aluminum (aluminium) and fabricated aluminum products.