Arconic
Arconic is a Pittsburgh-based global manufacturer of aluminum sheet, plate, and extrusions serving aerospace and defense, automotive, building and construction, industrial, and packaging customers under multi-year OEM supply contracts. Owned by Apollo Global Management since August 2023, the company is reshaping its portfolio toward aerospace and high-purity aluminum.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded2016
- HeadquartersPittsburgh, United States
- Headcount5,001–10,000
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingHardware or Manufacturing
What Arconic does
Arconic is a global aluminum sheet, plate, and extrusions manufacturer serving aerospace and defense, automotive and commercial transportation, building and construction, industrial solutions, and packaging end markets. Founded in 2016 as a spinoff from Alcoa Inc. and headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the company operates through three primary product lines — Rolled Products, Extrusions, and Building & Construction Systems — with manufacturing and R&D sites across the United States, Canada, China, France, Germany, Hungary, and the United Kingdom. Its technical differentiation rests on proprietary metallurgical IP, including the A951 pre-treatment technology (R&D 100 Award), aluminum-lithium alloys, Perform-Al QC10 mold plate, and a claimed lineage of inventing over 90% of aluminum alloys that have been in flight, supplying major OEMs such as Boeing, Airbus, Lockheed Martin, GE Aviation, Toyota, and FCA/Stellantis.
Arconic's business model is direct B2B sales of industrial aluminum products under multi-year supply contracts with enterprise OEMs, complemented by the Kawneer branded distribution network for architectural systems and an ArconicDirect.com portal for North American order management. The company monetizes through hardware sales of coils, sheets, plates, extrusions, and architectural components; pricing is contract-based and not publicly disclosed. The portfolio has been actively reshaped since the August 2023 take-private by Apollo Global Management (~$5.2 billion), with divestitures of Arconic Architectural Products (December 2025) and China can-sheet operations (announced January 2026), while capital has been deployed into a $175 million Davenport Works casting complex, a $57.5 million high-purity aluminum expansion for aerospace and defense, and ongoing process-modernization investments including a fifth ABB electromagnetic stirrer order.
The company operates at industrial scale with 10,000+ employees, 3,400 of whom are covered by United Steelworkers contracts across four U.S. plants, and reported full-year revenue of $13.0 billion in 2017, its last full year as a publicly traded entity. Certifications including ISO 14001 across 13 sites and Aluminium Stewardship Initiative certification at the Köfém, Hungary facility and Corporate Center in Pennsylvania underscore its sustainability positioning. Leadership under CEO Christopher L. Ayers is executing a focused industrial strategy that concentrates capital on aerospace-grade and automotive lightweighting aluminum while exiting non-core building products and China packaging assets.
Arconic firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Arconic
- Legal name
- Arconic Corporation
- Website
- https://arconic.com
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 2016
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 5,001–10,000 employees
- Short description
- Arconic is a Pittsburgh-based global manufacturer of aluminum sheet, plate, and extrusions serving aerospace and defense, automotive, building and construction, industrial, and packaging customers under multi-year OEM supply contracts. Owned by Apollo Global Management since August 2023, the company is reshaping its portfolio toward aerospace and high-purity aluminum.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Where Arconic is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Pittsburgh
- HQ country
- United States
- HQ region
- North America
Offices20 records
Markets served
Arconic business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Hardware or Manufacturing
- Cost components
- Operations, Personnel, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure
Revenue model
- Aluminum Sheet, Plate, and Extrusions: Primary revenue from flat-rolled aluminum products (coils, sheets, plates) and extruded products for aerospace, automotive, industrial, and packaging applications. Revenue was $13.0 billion in 2017.
- Building & Construction Systems: Architectural products including Kawneer framing systems and Arconic Architectural Products (composite materials, pre-painted aluminum, bonded sheets) for building facades.
- Beverage and Food Packaging: Aluminum can sheet supply to beverage and food can industry, serving major consumer brands with infinitely recyclable packaging.
Go-to-market motion2 records
Distribution channels4 records
Marketing channels8 records
Arconic product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Arconic manufactures and sells aluminum sheet, plate, and extruded products through three primary business segments: Rolled Products (flat-rolled coils, sheets, plates), Extrusions (aerospace and automotive shapes, specialty tubes), and Building & Construction Systems (Kawneer architectural systems). The company supplies aerospace OEMs, automotive manufacturers, commercial transportation firms, building contractors, industrial customers, and beverage can producers globally.
Product overview
Arconic is a leading provider of aluminum sheet, plate, and extruded products that serves the aerospace, automotive, commercial transportation, industrial, packaging, and building & construction markets. The company operates through three primary business segments: Rolled Products (flat-rolled aluminum coils, sheets, plates via hot and cold rolling), Extrusions (aerospace shapes, automotive shapes, specialty tubes and bars), and Building & Construction Systems (Kawneer architectural systems and Arconic Architectural Products). Key differentiated offerings include A951 adhesive bonding technology for automotive lightweighting, Perform-Al QC10 mold plate for industrial applications, and aluminum-lithium components for aerospace. The company also offers spectrochemical reference materials and proprietary multi-layer brazing sheet solutions for thermal management systems.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- Kawneer: Global manufacturer of building façade products including architectural aluminum systems, doors, windows, curtain walls, and entrances for commercial buildings.
- Arconic Architectural Products (AAP)
- Perform-Al QC10
- A951
Products and services
- Aerospace & Defense Products Lightweight, high-strength aluminum sheet, plate, and extruded products for commercial and defense aircraft, including fuselage panels, wing skins, floor beams, and seat tracks, serving air, land, sea, and space applications.
- Automotive & Commercial Transportation Products Aluminum sheet and extruded solutions for automobiles and commercial trucks including doors, hoods, heat exchangers, shock housings, anti-lock brake housings, and turbo chargers, featuring A951 adhesive bonding technology.
- Industrial Solutions Aluminum products for LNG storage, recreational vehicles, machinery, circuitry, and mold manufacturing, including Perform-Al QC10 aluminum mold plate that machines eight to 10 times faster than steel.
- Aluminum Can Sheet (Packaging) Aluminum sheet for beverage and food can manufacturing, made from approximately 70% recycled content, serving major consumer brands with infinitely recyclable packaging materials.
- Rolled Products Flat-rolled aluminum produced via cold rolling and hot rolling processes to create coils, sheets, and plates used in airframes, automotive body panels, industrial plate, heat exchangers, and beverage cans.
- Extrusions Extruded aluminum products including aerospace shapes (wing stringers, floor beams, fuselage stringers, seat tracks), defense shapes, automotive shapes, drawn tubes, and extruded seamless tubes.
- Kawneer Building & Construction Systems Architectural aluminum systems including doors, windows, curtain walls, and entrances for commercial buildings, including blast-proof and hurricane-resistant products distributed globally through the Kawneer brand network.
- Aluminum-Lithium Components Advanced aluminum-lithium alloys for aerospace applications that are lighter and stronger than traditional aluminum, used in next-generation aircraft construction, space, and defense.
- Spectrochemical Reference Materials Reference materials for spectrochemical analysis offered through crms.arconic.com, used for laboratory calibration in aluminum production and quality control.
Quantifiable outcome
- 8-10 times faster machining than steel with Perform-Al QC10 mold plate, reducing finishing costs and lead times by 20-30%
- +5 more outcomes
Companies that use Arconic
Customer profileNamed customers9 records
Segments5 records
Ideal customer profiles4 records
Arconic technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed No
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Feature5 records
Arconic partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.
- ABBcoreArconic ordered a fifth ABB electromagnetic stirrer (AL-EMS) for its casthouse operation in Székesfehérvár, Hungary, with commissioning planned for early 2027. This follows four successful installations since 2023, reducing downtime by 10 days per furnace and cutting dross removal time by 50%.
- Yong Jie New MaterialminorChinese company Yong Jie New Material plans to acquire Arconic's China-based assets including plants in Qinhuangdao and Kunshan for USD 180+ million. Deal would transfer Arconic's aluminum can body and battery materials operations in China.
- DTEcoreArconic to utilize DTE's advanced LP-LIBS (Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy) Analyzer technology to improve manufacturing efficiency and product quality in aluminum production processes.
- The Recycling PartnershipminorArconic participates in The Recycling Partnership's Recycling Participation Fund, backed by major corporations including Procter & Gamble, Arconic, Milliken & Co., Niagara Cares, and Primo Brands to address barriers preventing household consumers from participating in recycling programs.
- AirstreamcoreTwo iconic brands partner on aluminum-bodied travel trailers. Airstream uses Arconic aluminum for their iconic silver bullet trailers, combining heritage with innovation.
- Aluminium Federation (ALFED)minorArconic Kitts Green is a member of ALFED, featured in official monarchy & democracy publication celebrating 100 years of Leadership, Industry and National progress. ALFED highlights the role of aluminium in Britain's industrial development.
Scale indicators12 records
Recent moves6 records
Expansion highlights5 records
Arconic competitors and assessment
Company assessmentDirect peers
- Alcoa Corporation: Arconic's former parent split off from it in 2016. Alcoa is a global primary aluminum, alumina, and bauxite producer with significant rolled-product overlap, making it the closest direct peer across primary production and flat-rolled aluminum.
- Constellium: European-headquartered supplier of rolled and extruded aluminum products serving aerospace, automotive, and packaging markets. Directly competes with Arconic in aerospace plate/sheet and automotive aluminum sheet.
- Kaiser Aluminum Corporation: U.S. producer of aerospace and general engineering rolled aluminum and extrusions. A direct competitor in aerospace plate, extrusions, and rolled products with a comparable customer base to Arconic.
- UACJ Corporation: Japanese rolling and extrusions group with global facilities producing flat-rolled aluminum and extrusions for automotive, can, and industrial uses—a direct regional peer overlapping Arconic's product lines.
- Century Aluminum Company: U.S. primary aluminum smelter producing value-added billet and foundry alloys. Adjacent/comparable in primary aluminum production but smaller scale; competes with Arconic for feedstock in casthouse operations.
- Hindalco Industries (Novelis): Novelis is a global leader in aluminum rolling (sheet and foil) for automotive, beverage can, and specialty markets. Directly competes with Arconic in automotive sheet and beverage can-sheet with comparable scale.
Broad incumbents
- Howmet Aerospace: Engine products and aerospace structures/spin-off entity that was created in parallel when Alcoa split. While focused on engines and fasteners rather than rolled aluminum, it shares the same aerospace OEM customer base as Arconic.
- Norsk Hydro ASA: Norwegian-headquartered integrated aluminum producer with rolled products, extrusions, and primary metal operations. Competes broadly with Arconic across aerospace alloys, automotive, extrusions, and primary metal supply.
- China Hongqiao Group: World's largest primary aluminum producer with growing downstream rolling and foil capacity. A broad competitor, particularly relevant as Arconic exits China with the Yong Jie divestiture.
Emerging players
- Granges AB: Swedish producer of rolled aluminum and heat exchanger strip for automotive and HVAC industries. A focused peer overlapping with Arconic's automotive sheet and brazing sheet businesses.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat5 records
Key risks7 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
Arconic social profiles
Digital presenceArconic compliance and trust
Trust signalCompliance2 records
Arconic financial estimates
Financial estimateRevenue estimate
Valuation estimate
Arconic leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles6 records
Arconic subsidiaries and ownership
Company hierarchySubsidiaries4 records
Arconic funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds
Investors
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Arconic M&A and investment
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Investments
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Frequently asked questions about Arconic
What does Arconic do?
Arconic manufactures and sells aluminum sheet, plate, and extruded products through three primary business segments: Rolled Products (flat-rolled coils, sheets, plates), Extrusions (aerospace and automotive shapes, specialty tubes), and Building & Construction Systems (Kawneer architectural systems). The company supplies aerospace OEMs, automotive manufacturers, commercial transportation firms, building contractors, industrial customers, and beverage can producers globally.
Is Arconic a public or private company?
Arconic is a private company. It is classified as private equity controlled and is currently operating.
When was Arconic founded?
Arconic was founded in 2016. It employs 5,001 to 10,000 people.
Where is Arconic based?
Arconic is headquartered in Pittsburgh, United States, in the North America region.
How does Arconic make money?
Three revenue lines are on record. Aluminum Sheet, Plate, and Extrusions are the primary driver. The others are building & Construction Systems and beverage and Food Packaging.
Who are Arconic's main competitors?
Direct peers on record are Alcoa Corporation, Constellium, Kaiser Aluminum Corporation, UACJ Corporation, Century Aluminum Company and Hindalco Industries (Novelis). Broad incumbents are Howmet Aerospace, Norsk Hydro ASA and China Hongqiao Group. Granges AB is listed as an emerging player.
Does Arconic have an API?
No public API is recorded for Arconic.