Alcoa Corporation controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
2026
Reported Western Australia land-clearing penalty
Reference material reports that Alcoa was fined in Australia over alleged illegal clearing in Western Australia’s northern jarrah forests. The report concerns environmental compliance and the future of the company’s regional mining operations.
2014
Bahrain foreign-bribery settlement
Alcoa World Alumina and related entities resolved U.S. Department of Justice and Securities and Exchange Commission allegations involving improper payments to Bahraini officials through an intermediary. The combined reported resolution was approximately $384 million, including civil and criminal components.
2003
Rockdale Clean Air Act settlement
Alcoa agreed to a major pollution-control investment at its Rockdale, Texas facility after allegations that modifications to the power plant had been made without required controls and permits.
1999
York Oil Superfund cleanup
Alcoa undertook cleanup work involving PCB- and lead-contaminated soil and sediment at the York Oil federal Superfund site in New York under an EPA order.
1938
United States v. Alcoa antitrust case
The U.S. government charged Alcoa with illegal monopolization of the aluminum market. The case became a leading antitrust precedent and was resolved in 1945.