# Tenax Aerospace and Air Industries Group to merge

Tenax Aerospace and Air Industries Group announced a merger agreement to combine Tenax's special mission aviation business with Air's precision aerospace manufacturing. The combined company expects to remain listed on NYSE American.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2019-05-10
- Where: United States
- Jobs: 430
- Status: announced
- Products: special mission aviation, precision aerospace manufacturing
- Sectors: [Aerospace Components](https://endata.com/sectors/aerospace-components.md)

## Companies

- [Air Industries Group](https://endata.com/companies/8765.md) (target)
- [Tenax Aerospace Acquisition](https://endata.com/companies/37832.md) (acquirer)

## Sources

- [markets.financialcontent.com](https://markets.financialcontent.com/pennwell.dental/article/bizwire-2026-2-17-tenax-aerospace-and-air-industries-group-announce-strategic-combination-to-form-scaled-aerospace-and-defense-platform), 2019-05-10: "This merger represents an important step for Tenax's plans to expand its presence in the aerospace and defense sector."

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