GE Aviation building $200M CMC raw material facility in Huntsville, Alabama

GE Aviation is constructing a full-rate production raw material facility in Huntsville, Alabama, to produce silicon carbide ceramic fiber and CMC prepreg. The investment is over $200 million, and the facility is expected to produce up to 20 metric tons of CMC material per year.

“The engineering and construction teams are on track to start placing process equipment by October.”geaerospace.com

• 2 sources
• geaerospace.comGE Aviation building U.S. blueprint to industrialize CMCsFeb 22, 2017
• businessalabama.comAdvanced Aviation Plants Taking ShapeDave HelmsApr 3, 2017

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