. "Originally opened in 1948, the plant employs 2,000 people, and is a focal point of the global aluminum industry, generating approximately 25 percent of its revenues through exports.Davenport is the manufacturing hub of Alcoa???s $3 billion aerospace business and the world???s premier aerospace supply plant, producing high-tech alloys and wings for all major aircraft, including Airbus' A380, the wo" . . .