M&A Deal Summary

JW Aluminum Acquires Alumax

On April 2, 2004, JW Aluminum acquired building materials company Alumax from Alcoa

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is JW Aluminum’s 1st transaction in the Building Materials sector.
  • This is JW Aluminum’s 1st transaction in the United States.
  • This is JW Aluminum’s 1st transaction in Georgia.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2004-04-02
Target Alumax
Sector Building Materials
Buyer(s) JW Aluminum
Sellers(s) Alcoa
Deal Type Divestiture

Target

Alumax

Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Alumax Inc. produces and processes aluminum using electrolytic process. The company supplies to transportation, distributors, building and construction, consumer durables, and packaging Industries.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

JW Aluminum

Mt. Holly, South Carolina, United States
Category Company
Founded 1979
Sector Building Materials
DESCRIPTION

JW Aluminum is a manufacturer of specialty, flat-rolled aluminum products, primarily serving the heating, ventilation and air conditioning, building and construction and light gauge converter foil and flexible packaging end-use markets in the United States.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector (Building Materials) 1 of 1
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 1
State (Georgia) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 1 of 1
Year (2004) 1 of 1

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Alcoa

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Category Company
Founded 1886
Sector Metals/Mining
Employees13,600
Revenue 10.6B USD (2023)
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 incorporated in 1886 and is based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 6 of 22
Sector (Building Materials) 1 of 2
Type (Divestiture) 4 of 19
State (Georgia) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 4 of 17
Year (2004) 2 of 4
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2004-02-27 Almatis

Frankfurt, Germany

Almatis GmbH is a manufacture and supply of premium alumina and alumina-based products.

Sell $342M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2004-06-28 Alcoa-SIE Cargo Conversions

Simi Valley, California, United States

Alcoa-SIE Cargo Conversions, LLC offers engineering services to the aerospace industry. Company 14Plus conversion package offers a simpler design that allows us to retain more of the aircraft's original structure and systems.

Sell -
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