Weathersfield’s Arconic now Howmet Aerospace

It’s business as usual for 600 workers at plant

WEATHERSFIELD -- Howmet Aerospace Inc. -- one of the two companies spun off from Arconic Inc. -- now operates the former Arconic plant in the township in addition to six other ex-Arconic plants in Ohio.

The aerospace company officially launched Wednesday after the separation of Arconic Inc. into two publicly traded companies -- Howmet and Arconic Corp.

Arconic Inc.'s board of directors approved the separation in February.

Howmet is the engineered products and forgings side of the former company, including engine products, fastening systems, engineered structures and forged wheels. The global rolled-products business, which includes global rolled products, aluminum extrusions and building and construction systems, is held by the new Arconic Corp. Both are based in Pittsburgh.

Howmet spokeswoman Esra Ozer said operations at the Niles Operations plant on Warren Avenue are "business as usual." There was no functional change at the plant that employs more than 600, many of whom belong to United Steelworkers Local 2155.

In 2019, the businesses comprising Howmet Aerospace generated more than $7 billion in revenue, up 5 percent from the prior year, with more than 70 percent of Howmet's revenue derived from the aerospace market.

"With strong market positions, differentiated technology and collaborative relationships across our customer base, the company is well-positioned to benefit from a strong and growing aerospace market," said co-CEO John C. Plant. "Today (Wednesday) is the culmination of a year of focus and hard work by our team to establish a strong and competitive company. We will build on that work and continue to serve our customers with precision engineered and highly innovative products."