# Rolls-Royce to invest £19.3M to double capacity at Catcliffe blade casting facility

Rolls-Royce will invest £19.3 million, plus £2 million from the South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority, to install specialist machinery at its Advanced Blade Casting Facility in Catcliffe, UK, aiming to double production capacity by 2030.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2026-03-25
- Where: Catcliffe, South Yorkshire, United Kingdom
- Value: $24.5M (19.3M GBP)
- Starts operating: 2030
- Status: announced
- Capacity: double production capacity
- Products: turbine blades for aircraft engines
- Sectors: [Aerospace Components](https://endata.com/sectors/aerospace-components.md)

## Companies

- [Rolls-Royce](https://endata.com/companies/984.md)

## Sources

- [theworkersunion.com](https://www.theworkersunion.com/2026/03/25/rolls-royce-signals-long-term-investment-in-uk-manufacturing-jobs-for-workers/), 2026-03-25: "The funding will be used to install specialist machinery designed to double the site’s production capacity by 2030"

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