In December 2006, Alcan was the second largest aluminum producer in the world, but the industry has been consolidating. The case traces the development of the aluminum industry after World War II to the recent emergence of China as an economic power and the accompanying rise in commodity prices. Alcan had a choice between the two proposals: to be acquired or go it alone. First offer from Alcoa, and the other from Rio Tinto. Alcoa has been a world leader in the production of aluminum, as Alcan, doing considerable technological research and development. Meanwhile, Rio Tinto was one of the largest mining companies in the world, but had minor surgery aluminum and, in general, several downstream processing facilities or technologies. Alcan students were asked to identify key resources and decide what strategy would be best to use them. "Hide
by Johnny Boghossian, Charles Moore, Amrita Nain, Gregory Vit Source: Richard Ivey School of Business Foundation 18 pages. Publication Date: December 04, 2009. Prod. #: 909M71-PDF-ENG
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