Alcan Rolled Products - Ravenswood is a wholly owned subsidiary of Alcan, which is one of the leading materials companies in the world that provides bauxite mining, alumina processing, primary metal smelting, power generation, aluminum fabrication, and flexible and specialty packaging solutions. Founded in 1955, Alcan Rolled Products - Ravenswood produces aluminum plates, coils and sheets. The company s products are used in space shuttles, commercial airlines, armored military vehicles, dump bodies, truck trailers, pleasure boats and flat panels. It also serves the vacuum chamber, molding and tooling plate markets. The company operates one of the largest thick-gauge plate manufacturing facilities in the world. In addition, Alcan Rolled Products - Ravenswood provides research and development services. The company has a staff of more than 1,000 employees. Its distribution partners include Champagne Metals, Erickson Metals and Garmco Singapore.