M&A Deal Summary

Great Lakes Carbon Acquires Alcoa - Baton Rouge Calcined Petroleum Coke Business

On July 27, 2001, Great Lakes Carbon acquired metals/mining company Alcoa - Baton Rouge Calcined Petroleum Coke Business from Alcoa

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Great Lakes Carbon’s 1st transaction in the Metals/Mining sector.
  • This is Great Lakes Carbon’s 1st transaction in the United States.
  • This is Great Lakes Carbon’s 1st transaction in Louisiana.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2001-07-27
Target Alcoa - Baton Rouge Calcined Petroleum Coke Business
Sector Metals/Mining
Buyer(s) Great Lakes Carbon
Sellers(s) Alcoa
Deal Type Divestiture

Target

Alcoa - Baton Rouge Calcined Petroleum Coke Business

Louisiana, United States
Alcoa Inc. - Baton Rouge Calcined Petroleum Coke Business serves a diverse group of aluminum producers.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Great Lakes Carbon

New York, New York, United States

Category Company
Sector Chemicals
Employees315
DESCRIPTION

Great Lakes Carbon Corporation ('GLC') is the largest producer of calcined petroleum coke ('CPC') in the world. Anode grade CPC is the principal raw material used in the production of carbon anodes for use in aluminum smelting, and is used by every producer of primary aluminum in the world.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Metals/Mining M&A 1 of 1
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 1 of 1
State: Louisiana M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2001 M&A 1 of 1

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Alcoa

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

Category Company
Founded 1886
Sector Metals/Mining
Employees13,900
Revenue 11.9B USD (2024)
DESCRIPTION

Alcoa is a lightweight metals engineering and manufacturing company. Alcoa’s multi-material products, which include aluminum, titanium, and nickel, are used worldwide in aircraft, automobiles, commercial transportation, packaging, building and construction, oil and gas, defense, consumer electronics, and industrial applications. Alcoa was founded in 1886 and is based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 3 of 22
Sector: Metals/Mining M&A 1 of 7
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 2 of 19
State: Louisiana M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 2 of 17
Year: 2001 M&A 3 of 3
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