Arconic celebrates new High Purity Aluminum facility

New facility means more QC jobs, development

By: Dave Thompson|September 26, 2025

|3 min read

Jeff Weida, plant manager at Arconic Davenport Works, talks about the new High Purity Aluminum (HPA) facility now in operation at the Davenport plant during a meeting on Thursday, Sept. 25. CREDIT DAVE THOMPSON

The Arconic Davenport Works is now making a better, ultra-pure aluminum that is used for aviation, space and military vehicles.

It is an aluminum product that will create more jobs in the Quad Cities, help spur local economic development and help the nation and its defenses, according to Arconic officials.

“If it drives, flies or floats, it…

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