# Sterna Composite Aircraft USA to open propeller plant in Lawrence, Kansas

DARcorporation and Sterna Composite Aircraft formed a joint venture, Sterna Composite Aircraft USA, to open a 10,000 sq ft manufacturing plant in Lawrence, Kansas, to build composite propellers. The plant is expected to create 10 jobs by end of 2017 and begin production by early 2018.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2017-04-02
- Where: Lawrence, Kansas, United States
- Jobs: 10
- Starts operating: 2018
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 10,000 square-foot
- Products: composite propellers
- Sectors: [Automotive Components](https://endata.com/sectors/automotive-components.md)

## Companies

- [Sterna Composite Aircraft USA](https://endata.com/companies/23259.md)
- [DARcorporation](https://endata.com/companies/23257.md) (partner)
- [Sterna Composite Aircraft Inc.](https://endata.com/companies/23258.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [darcorp.com](https://www.darcorp.com/aircraft-conceptual-design-software-advanced-aircraft-analysis/), 2017-04-02: "They really want to target the U.S. market, and they have found that it is better to be able to say 'built in America,'"

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