In 1902, Alcan was synonymous with aluminum production. Today, it offers much more. Alcan has evolved into one of the globe's leading suppliers of bauxite, alumina and aluminum.

Alcan has become a top-ranked provider of engineered and packaging materials, delivering increased productivity, competitiveness and profitability to customers around the world.

(Chemistry and Chemical Engineering) - thermal properties of solids and advanced engineering materials

(Chemistry and Chemical Engineering) - liquids and solutions; polymers; electrified interfaces; chemical thermodynamics of materials

(Physics) - optical properties of polymer thin films for the development of novel optical devices

(Chemistry and Chemical Engineering) - compounding of polymer nanocomposites by thermo-kinetic mixing

(Physics) - thin film properties; photonic band gap systems using corrugated polymer film surface; processing of corrugated polymer films on fiber optic tips; numerical calculation of grating waveguide structures

(Chemistry and Chemical Engineering) - molecular glasses; chemically modified biofuels

(Chemistry and Chemical Engineering) - characterization of the self-assembly of nanomaterials, carbon nanotubes, polymeric nanotubes

(Chemistry and Chemical Engineering) - radiation processing and radiation effects on materials; advanced composite materials for storage of radioactive waste