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Alcoa Expands in Indiana for Advanced Jet Engine Parts
Aerospace manufacturer Alcoa
recently broke ground on its $100 mil- lion aerospace expansion in La Porte, Ind., where it will produce cast nickel- based superalloy jet engine parts. T e new 320,000-sq.-ft. facility will expand Alcoa’s reach from structural engine components for business and regional
jets to large commercial aircraft. T e plant will increase Alcoa’s ca-
pacity to supply engines for narrow- body aircraft and enable it to produce parts nearly 60% larger than compo- nents it makes today, expanding its market reach to wide-body airplanes. Construction is underway and
is expected to be complete by the fourth quarter of 2015. Alcoa is a leading supplier of
structural castings made of titanium, aluminum and nickel-based super- alloys, which are produced by its downstream business, Engineered Products and Solutions (EPS).
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