verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . july 2010 learn how and when to remove this template message kaiser aluminum type public traded as nasdaq kalu industry aluminum founded 1946 in washington state headquarters principal foothill ranch california operational washington state key people jack a. hockema president and c.e.o. products rolled aluminum milled aluminum revenue us 740 million 1 net income us 70 million 1 number of employees 2 000 2005 website official website a former plant next to the huey long bridge in baton rouge louisiana in 1972 kaiser aluminum an american aluminum producer is a spinoff from kaiser aluminum and chemicals corporation which came to be when common stock was offered in permanente metals corporation and permanente metals corporation s name was changed to kaiser aluminum and chemicals corporation . 2 henry j. kaiser s corporation entered the aluminum business by leasing then purchasing three government owned aluminum facilities in washington state . these were the primary reduction plants at mead and tacoma and the rolling mill at trentwood . the company grew to be a vertically integrated aluminum producer . kaiser currently owns 12 fabricating plants that can produce more than 400 000 000 pounds 180 000 long tons of aluminum annually . the company also owns a 49 percent interest in an aluminum smelter in wales . the north american plants produce approximately 500 000 000 pounds 220 000 long tons per year of value added sheet plate extrusions forgings rod bar and tube . kaiser aluminum is headquartered in foothill ranch california . in 2005 it recorded revenues of roughly us 1.1 billion and employed more than 2 000 people at eleven fabricating facilities throughout north america . kaiser aluminum filed for bankruptcy in 2002 due to labor disputes the west coast energy crisis and asbestos liabilities . it emerged from bankruptcy four years later . 3 in march 2006 kaiser aluminum determined to restate its financial statements for the quarters ended march 31 2005 ; june 30 2005 ; and september 30 2005 to adjust its veba related payments and derivative financial instrument transactions . references edit a b kaiser aluminum corporation reports fourth quarter and full year 2013 financial results . retrieved february 18 2014 . kaiser industries corporation oakland california 1968 . the postwar gamble . the kaiser story pdf . p. 39 . retrieved march 24 2016 . cs1 maint multiple names authors list link nicholas k. geranios july 6 2006 . kaiser aluminum emerges from bankruptcy proceedings . the seattle times . associated press . retrieved march 21 2014 . external links edit official website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title kaiser aluminum & oldid 737793486 categories kaiser aluminum1946 establishments in washington state aluminium companies of the united statesamerican brandscompanies based in lake forest californiacompanies listed on nasdaqhenry j. kaisernon renewable resource companies established in 1946hidden categories cs1 maint multiple names authors listuse mdy dates from march 2016use american english from march 2016all wikipedia articles written in american englisharticles needing additional references from july 2010all articles needing additional references navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version in other projects wikimedia commons languages add links this page was last modified on 5 september 2016 at 02 44 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view