Alcoa Sees Weak Prices, Restructuring Charges Offset Operational Improvement in First-Quarter 2014, an Industrial Info News Alert

SUGAR LAND, TX--(Marketwired - Apr 11, 2014) - Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas) -- Aluminum producer Alcoa Incorporated (AA) (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) reported mixed overall results in the first quarter of 2014, as record downstream profits and solid improvement in the midstream businesses were offset by a drop in shipments in the Primary Metals segment and exceptional expenses tied to companywide restructuring. Industrial Info is tracking more than $5.6 billion in active projects involving Alcoa.

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