One Down, Two to Go for Alcoa as S&P Signals No Junk for Arconic

  • S&P affirms Alcoa at BBB-, ratings to be transfered to Arconic
  • Rating decision follows Alcoa Inc.’s bond sale announcement
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For Alcoa Inc. Chief Executive Officer Klaus Kleinfeld, it’s a case of one down and two to go.

On Tuesday, S&P Global Ratings affirmed Alcoa Inc. at BBB-, the lowest investment grade credit rating, as the company prepares to split into separate upstream and downstream companies to be called Alcoa Corp. and Arconic, respectively.