# Gardner Aerospace opens flagship plant in Chengdu, China

Ligeance Investments launched Gardner Aerospace's largest factory in Chengdu, Sichuan province, in July 2017, with an investment of 600 million yuan ($91.2 million). Production is expected to start in 2018.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2017-09-05
- Where: Chengdu, Sichuan province, China
- Value: $91.2M (600.0M CNY)
- Starts operating: 2018
- Status: under construction
- Products: aircraft components, high-temperature alloy materials, core components for aircraft engines
- Sectors: [Aerospace Components](https://endata.com/sectors/aerospace-components.md)

## Companies

- [Gardner Aerospace](https://endata.com/companies/20091.md)
- [Ligeance Investments](https://endata.com/companies/26728.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [chinadaily.com.cn](http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/business/2017-09/05/content_31574009.htm), 2017-09-05: "Next year, when the plant would be put into production, the output value would reach 1 billion yuan."

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