# GKN Aerospace invests over SEK 100M in new fan blade repair workshop in Trollhättan

GKN Aerospace is investing over 100 million Swedish kronor in a new fan blade repair workshop in Trollhättan, Sweden. The workshop will employ about 100 people and is expected to start production in about 18 months, initially repairing CFM56 engine fan blades.

- Type: Investment
- Announced: 2020-03-03
- Where: Trollhättan, Sweden
- Value: $10.5M (100.0M SEK)
- Jobs: 100
- Starts operating: Sep 2021
- Status: announced
- Products: fan blade repairs
- Sectors: [Aerospace Components](https://endata.com/sectors/aerospace-components.md)

## Companies

- [GKN Aerospace](https://endata.com/companies/3849.md)

## Sources

- [industripress.se](https://www.industripress.se/tillverkning/gkn-investerar-a-ver-100-mkr-i-ny-reparationsverksamhet-i-trollha-ttan), 2020-03-03: "Investeringen är på mer än 100 miljoner kronor och arbetet med att bygga upp verksamheten kommer att startas omgående."

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