Alcoa CEO tells RTI Niles employees 'get ready for more business'

NILES — In a recent plant tour at the RTI Niles Inc. facility, the CEO of Alcoa told employees to “get ready for more business.”

Klaus Kleinfeld noted that he was “impressed with the equipment which includes a lot of modern automation” at the plant that has been in operation since 1951.

An article on the visit featuring Kleinfeld’s comments was posted on Aloca’s intranet site, according to a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

Kleinfeld said more business would be brought to the plant because of synergy opportunities that will result from Alcoa and RTI joining forces.

In early March, Alcoa announced a definitive $1.5 billion sale agreement with RTI International Metals Inc. of Pittsburgh. RTI was headquartered in Weathersfield Township until 2008.

With the acquisition completed in three to six months comes growth in several areas for Alcoa — a company that employs 59,000 in 30 countries. Expected areas of growth include the commercial aerospace sector.