The Aluminum Company of Canada, Ltd. was founded in June 1902 by Arthur V. Davis in Shawinigan Falls, Quebec as a subsidiary of the Pittsburgh Reduction Company. Its industry was mining and aluminum and its headquarters were in Toronto, Ontario (1902-1939) and Montreal, Quebec (1939-present).
It split apart from ALCOA in 1928 and became a subsidiary of Aluminum, Ltd., a newly-formed holding company. This firm changed its name to Alcan Aluminum, Ltd. in 1966. In 1987, Alcan Aluminum merged its principal subsidiary. In 1994, the firm sold its building products business to the Genstar Capital Corporation. In 2000, the company acquired Algroup AG and merged with it a year later. Alcan was acquired by Rio Tinto plc in 2007 and reorganized as Rio Tinto Alcan.
COMPANY NAMES[]
Royal Aluminum Company (predecessor) (1901-1902)
Northern Aluminum Company, Ltd. (1902-1925)
Aluminum Company of Canada, Ltd. (1925-1987)
Alcan Aluminum, Ltd. (1987-2001)
Alcan, Inc. (2001-2007)
Rio Tinto Alcan, Inc. (2007-2015)
Aluminum Product Group of Rio Tinto (2015-present)
PRODUCTS[]
- "Wear-Ever" Aluminum Kitchen Utensils
