Alcoa to Sell Cast Wheels Business in 'Extraordinary Times'

摘要

Alcoa Inc., Pittsburgh, announced plans to divest its automotive wheel casting segment, along with a number of other units it called "non-core downstream businesses." According to a company press release, the sale of the cast wheel business would mean the closing of the Beloit, Wis., metalcasting facility, which employs approximately 265, by June 1. Alcoa said it intends to continue producing and marketing forged wheels.