History and Background - Founded in 1946 - Entered the aluminum business by leasing and purchasing government-owned facilities - Benefited from preferential treatment and royalty-free patent rights - Became a vertically integrated aluminum producer in the early 1950s - Owned a subsidiary that developed real estate - Headquartered in Franklin, Tennessee - Recorded revenues of roughly US$1.173 billion in 2020 - Owns 13 fabricating plants - Produces more than 400,000,000 pounds of aluminum annually - Employs approximately 3,700 persons

Facilities - Historical facilities include Mead, Trentwood, Baton Rouge, Tacoma, and Owens Lake - Mead smelter operated from 1946 to 2004 - Trentwood rolling mill leased since February 1946 - Baton Rouge alumina plant began production in December 1946 - Tacoma smelter bought in December 1946 and operated by Olin Industries, Inc. - Owens Lake soda ash plant operated from 1947 to 1950 - Newark rod and wire mill purchased in 1948 - Rod and wire mill operated by Alcoa during wartime - Leased by Reynolds Metals Company in January 1947 - Equipment included remelt furnaces, blooming mills, and finishing mills

Recent Developments - Kaiser Aluminum filed for bankruptcy in 2002 and emerged four years later - Restated financial statements in March 2006 - Owned a stake in Anglesey Aluminium, which closed in 2013 - Completed acquisition of Alcoa Warrick, LLC in April 2021 - Announced plans to construct an additional roll coating line at Kaiser Aluminum Warrick in July 2021

Aluminum Production Facilities - Wire mill - Stranding bays - Continuous vulcanizing machines - Plastic tuber - Electrical conductor test equipment - Chalmette Smelter - Construction announced in November 1950 - Capacity doubled before production started - 8 potlines expected to produce 400,000,000 pounds per year - Total spending on Chalmette was $45,000,000 - Fuel requirements: 50 billion cuft of natural gas per year - Halethorpe Extrusion Forge - Leased by Kaiser for 5 years in March 1951 - Formerly operated by Revere Copper & Brass Co - Location: 39°14′23″N 76°40′49″W - Plant with Kaiser Alu until at least 1961 - Part of a $78,000,000 expansion program - Port Kaiser Mining Operation - First shipment of 10,000 tons in February 1953 - Mine located in Jamaica - Total capacity of the mining claim: 2,000,000 tons per year - Replaced former source in South America - Expansion and remodeling program at Baton Rouge - Ravenswood Integrated Mill - Construction announced in August 1954 - Located on the banks of the Ohio River - Goal of producing 250 million pounds of sheets and foil - 40-year contract for 450,000kW of coal-generated electricity - Capital investment in Ravenswood: approximately $200,000,000

History and Bankruptcy - Judge orders FDIC to pay Hurwitz (August 25, 2005) - Kaiser Aluminum emerges from bankruptcy proceedings (July 6, 2006) - Anglesey Aluminium: 60 jobs to go as metals site closes (February 22, 2013) - Cleanup of Kaiser Mead plant lends clues into CFAC future (March 18, 2023) - Kaiser gets five-year leases on two Spokane Aluminum facilities (February 28, 1946) - WAA announces lease of plants to Kaiser, Reynolds, and others (May 2, 1946) - Kaiser buys Tacoma Aluminum Ingot Plant (December 5, 1946) - Office of Property Disposal lists government-owned industrial plants (January 23, 1947) - Owens Lake Soda Ash Company Environmental Impact Statement (1994) - Kaiser plans to double capacity (November 19, 1951) - Kaiser opens at New Orleans (December 10, 1951) - Kaiser pours first aluminum in new Chalmette plant (December 17, 1951) - Chalmette one-fourth complete (March 17, 1952) - Kaiser enlarges plant (March 17, 1958) - Aluminum extrusion plant to be reactivated by Kaiser (March 1, 1951) - Kaiser opens Jamaica Bauxite facilities (February 23, 1953) - Kaiser broadens range (October 18, 1954) - Kaiser Aluminum to move east with new sheet mill (August 30, 1954) - Kaiser begins hot rolling (June 9, 1958) - Aluminum producers buy 786,000 tons in Canada (May 28, 1953) - Flourspar consumption record in 1957; stocks jump (June 5, 1958) - Magnesium plant to resume (January 25, 1951) - Aluminum wire by the mile (June 28, 1954) - Aluminum: ring bell on first round (December 4, 1952) - Structure of the United States Aluminum Industry (November 1956)