SUGAR LAND--October 10, 2014--Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--Aluminum producer Alcoa Incorporated (NYSE:AA) (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) reported solid overall gains in the third quarter of 2014, as strong organic growth--particularly in the Engineered Products and Solutions (EPS) segment, which saw a record after-tax operating income--was complemented by higher energy sales and improved metal pricing. Industrial Info is tracking $5.49 billion in active projects involving Alcoa.

Within this article: Details on Alcoa's quarter and several major projects, including the world's largest aluminum-lithium aerospace plant, recently opened in Indiana, and the expansion of an automotive sheet facility.

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