# Ascent Aerospace opens $22M manufacturing plant in Mexicali, Mexico

Ascent Aerospace officially opened its first plant in Mexico, a 50,000 sq ft facility in Mexicali, Baja California, with a $22 million investment. The plant creates 100 jobs initially, expected to double.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2018-10-17
- Where: Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico
- Value: $22.0M
- Jobs: 100
- Starts operating: 17 Oct 2018
- Status: completed
- Products: molds for composite aerostructures, tools for assembly of large parts, turnkey assembly lines
- Sectors: [Aerospace Components](https://endata.com/sectors/aerospace-components.md)

## Companies

- [Ascent Aerospace](https://endata.com/companies/31988.md)
- [AIP Aerospace Tooling Group](https://endata.com/companies/34959.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [mexico-now.com](https://mexico-now.com/ascent-aerospace-joins-leading-aerospace-cluster-in-baja-california/), 2018-10-17: "Ascent Aerospace, one of the largest tooling and automated assembly manufacturer for the aerospace industry, officially opened its first plant in Mexico."

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