Proof that you can build a global career and stay local: Discover Jóhann’s 15‑year path at Alcoa Fjarðaál. 🌍 💼
Að búa úti á landi og byggja upp alþjóðlegan starfsferil? Það hefur Jóhann Már gert síðastliðin 15 ár hjá Alcoa Fjarðaáli. 🌍 💼
From intern to leader ✨ Julia Oliveira’s journey at #Alcoa shows what’s possible.
De estagiária a líder ✨ A trajetória de Julia Oliveira na Alcoa mostra que é possível.
Our Power, Our Planet. 🌍
In 2025, 86% of the electricity used in our smelters came from renewable sources. How we power our operations is one of the ways we can make a difference.
Learn more at the link in our bio.
#EarthDay #OurPowerOurPlanet #Alcoa
Wondering if it's possible to be a career mom? Meet Karin Smutz, who balances both her roles as a mom and as a Maintenance Manager at Alcoa Massena Operations.
This week marks 137 years since Charles Martin Hall was granted a U.S. patent for a process that would change aluminum forever. These images help tell that story.
(Image 1) Charles Martin Hall himself. He was only 22 years old when he cracked the problem that had stumped scientists around the world. His breakthrough led to the founding of Alcoa and helped turn aluminum into the versatile, essential material it is today.
(Image 2) The woodshed where Hall tested his ideas. It was persistence, problem solving and countless experiments in an unassuming workspace that would eventually give rise to an entirely new industry.
(Image 3) A collection of aluminum samples produced during Hall’s early experiments. Different sizes. Different shapes. Each one is the result of trial, error and refinement. Together, they show progress happening in real time, proof that aluminum didn’t have to be rare.
(Image 4) Hall’s original U.S. patent. The idea captured here, reducing aluminum from its fluoride salts using electricity, became what we now know as the Hall-Héroult process. It’s still the backbone of aluminum production more than a century later.
137 years later, Aluminum continues to shape how we build, move and innovate.
We close out our Engineers Week Spotlight Series with Nina Helene Omdahl, Smelting Technology Manager for Alcoa’s European operations. Nina leads strategic initiatives that advance smelting technologies, strengthen operational performance and support continuous improvement across our global network. Her work helps push the boundaries of what is possible in aluminum production.
Learn more about Nina below.
In today’s feature from our Engineers Week Spotlight Series, meet Andrew Fitch, Reliability Engineer at our Massena, New York facility. Andrew designs, maintains and improves the mechanical and electromechanical systems essential to our operations. He ensures the machinery, tools, motors and energy systems we rely on are safe, efficient and dependable.
Learn more about Andrew below.
Our Engineers Week Spotlight Series continues with Laura Figueiredo, Mechanical Engineer at the Alumar refinery in Brazil. Laura ensures the reliable generation of power through expert planning, maintenance and coordination across engineering, operations and maintenance teams. She continues to learn and adapt in her role every day.
Learn more about Laura below.
As part of our Engineers Week Spotlight Series, today we are highlighting Jérôme Brien, Electrolysis Process Engineering Manager at our Baie Comeau facility in Canada. Jérôme leads the team responsible for transforming alumina into liquid aluminum safely, efficiently and reliably, which is one of the most critical steps in aluminum production.
Learn more about Jérôme below.
