Alcan

Aluminum Company of Canada
Alcan
IndustryMining, aluminium manufacturing
Founded1902
Defunct2008
FatePurchased by Rio Tinto
SuccessorRio Tinto Alcan
HeadquartersMontreal, Canada
ProductsAluminium


Alcan was a Canadian mining company and aluminum manufacturer. It was founded in 1902 as the Northern Aluminum Company, renamed Aluminum Company of Canada in 1925, and Alcan Aluminum in 1966. It took the name Alcan Incorporated in 2001. During that time, it grew to become one of the world's largest aluminum manufacturers.

Alcan was purchased by Australian-British multinational Rio Tinto for $38 billion in 2007, becoming Rio Tinto Alcan Inc. in 2008. It was headquartered in Montreal, in its Maison Alcan complex.[1]

  1. ^ Maison Alcan. Lonely Planet.