Alcoa Howmet's Evron casting facility is the leading European manufacturer of aluminum investment castings for commercial and defense aerospace applications. 

Alcoa Howmet's Evron casting facility is the leading European manufacturer of aluminum investment castings for commercial and defense aerospace applications. The Evron facility pioneered the controlled solidification process known as "Sophia" to allow the production of high-strength structural castings. The facility has been located in Evron, France since 1977.

Headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, Alcoa Howmet is a world leader in the investment casting of superalloys, aluminum and titanium primarily for jet aircraft engines and airframes as well as industrial gas turbine (IGT) engine components.  Alcoa Howmet also provides hot isostatic pressing, precision machining and protective coating services.

An important supplier of superalloy metals, titanium ingots, ceramic products and advanced tooling, Alcoa Howmet conducts extensive research to aid development of its material, product and process technologies.
Alcoa Howmet and affiliates operate 27 manufacturing facilities in the United States, Canada, France, the United Kingdom and Japan.