The end to monopoly power of Alcoa came after World War 2 (1945), when Alcoa was not allowed to purchase government financed world war built during the war. ... The merger of Rio Tinto of Britain and Alcan of Canada, however created the largest aluminum company in world, Russia's rusal became second leaving Alcoa third. ...

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