Suppliers

Doing business in Australia

It is critical Alcoa has a secure, sustainable, innovative and globally competitive supply chain.

Our core values - Act with Integrity, Operate with Excellence, Care for People - govern the way we act, operate and interact with our customers, community, suppliers and each other.

We expect our suppliers, contractors and sub-contractors to align to Alcoa's values and ethical business practices and comply with our policies and standards.

Doing business with Alcoa in Australia includes:

Environmental, Health and Safety (EHS) Policy

It is our policy to operate worldwide in a safe, responsible manner which respects the environment and health and safety of our employees, customers and communities where we operate. We will not compromise our safety, environmental or health values for profit or production.

Our suppliers, contractors and subcontractors are expected to share this same commitment to EHS management. Current suppliers to Alcoa can access relevant EHS policies and procedures and details of required training by logging in to AlcoaDirect.

Supplier Selection Policy

To ensure we obtain the best value available to our business we are committed to competitively sourcing products and services. Prior to award, suppliers are subject to our prequalification process which includes an assessment of:

Environment, health, safety and sustainability management
Ethical and anti-corruption practices
Business capability and quality management
Financial capacity
Continuous improvement methodology

Local Community Policy

We strive to add value to the local economy by using local suppliers, helping local suppliers to do business with us and by encouraging suppliers to employ local labour.

In Australia, local is defined as suppliers operating businesses in the suburbs defined in the list below:

Huntly Mine

Banksiadale 6213
Dwellingup 6213
Etmilyn 6213
Inglehope 6213
Jarrahdale 6124
Keysbrook 6126
Meelon 6208
Myara 6207
North Dandalup 6207

Willowdale Mine

Cookernup 6220
Harvey 6220
Nanga Brook 6215
Waroona 6215
Yarloop 6218

Pinjarra Refinery

Fairbridge 6208
Greenfields 6210
Halls Head 6210
North Yunderup 6208
Pinjarra 6208
Ravenswood 6208
South Yunderup 6208

Wagerup Refinery

Australind 6233
Bunbury 6230
Cookernup 6220
East Bunbury 6230
Hamel 6215
Harvey 6220
Preston Beach 6215
Treendale 6223
Waroona 6215
Yarloop 6218

Kwinana Refinery

Calista 6167
Cockburn Central 6164
Hillman 6168
Kwinana Beach 6167
Kwinana Town Ctr 6167
Leda 6170
Mandogalup 6167
Medina 6167
Orelia 6167
Parmelia 6167
Rockingham 6168

Portland Smelter

Heywood 3304
Narrawong 3285
Portland 3305

Point Henry / Anglesea

Anglesea 3230
East Geelong 3219
Geelong 3220
Geelong MC 3221
Geelong North 3215
Geelong West 3218

Within our guidelines of safe, ethical and competitive business practices, we will:

Invite capable local business to bid on locally supplied or manufactured goods or services.
Give preference to local business in a competitive situation.
Work with local business interest groups to identify and utilise local suppliers.
Where possible, structure bids to enable local supplier participation.

Additional corporate supplier information is available here.

Australian Supplier Payment Code

Alcoa was one of the first Australian companies to sign up to the Australian Supplier Payment Code, a voluntary, industry-led initiative launched by the Business Council of Australia in 2017 to affirm the importance of prompt and on-time payment to small business suppliers.

This move demonstrates our ongoing commitment to a sustainable and competitive supply chain and builds on our existing Local Community Policy which supports eligible local suppliers operating businesses in defined communities local to our regional operations with, amongst other things, 30 day-payment terms.

In committing to the Australian Supplier Payment Code, Alcoa extends 30-day payment terms to eligible small businesses with an annual turnover of less than $10 million regardless of their location in Australia.

Payment commitment:

Alcoa will pay eligible Australian small business suppliers 30 days from receipt of a correctly rendered invoice or correctly delivered product (whichever is the latter).

Eligibility:

Alcoa will perform a six monthly review of the existing supplier base and cross check to the Australian Government’s Small Business Identification Tool to proactively identify small business suppliers and move them to 30 day payment terms. Small business suppliers can also verify their eligibility at any time by providing one of the following:

A copy of the most recent full year Australian Income Tax Return; or
A certified statement from the supplier’s accountant.

Further information:

Please direct any queries to the Alcoa Buyer recorded on your purchase order or contract document, or visit the Business Council of Australia - Australian Supplier Payment Code.