# GKN Aerospace, SAMC and AVIC Supply sign JV agreement for aerostructures in Jingjiang, China

GKN Aerospace, SAMC (COMAC subsidiary) and AVIC Supply have signed a joint venture agreement to manufacture composite and metallic aerostructures in Jingjiang, Jiangsu Province, China. The 80,000 m² facility is scheduled to begin production in Q4 2021 and employ 1,000 people by the mid-2020s.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2020-12-08
- Where: Jingjiang, Jiangsu Province, China, China
- Jobs: 1,000
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 80,000 m² facility
- Products: composite and metallic aerostructures
- Sectors: [Aerospace Components](https://endata.com/sectors/aerospace-components.md)

## Companies

- [GKN Aerospace](https://endata.com/companies/3849.md) (partner)
- [Shanghai Aircraft Manufacturing Co.](https://endata.com/companies/30329.md) (partner)
- [AVIC Supply](https://endata.com/companies/51701.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [aero-mag.com](https://www.aero-mag.com/gkn-aerospace-samc-and-avic-supply-sign-jv-agreement), 2020-12-08: "COMAC subsidiary SAMC (Shanghai Aircraft Manufacturing Company), AVIC Supply and GKN Aerospace have signed a joint venture (JV) agreement for the manufacture of composite and metallic aerostructures in Jingjiang, Jiangsu Province, China."
- [adsadvance.co.uk](https://www.adsadvance.co.uk/gkn-aerospace-samc-and-avic-supply-sign-jv-agreement-for-advanced-aerostructures.html), 2020-12-08: "GKN Aerospace, SAMC and AVIC Supply have signed a joint venture agreement for the manufacture of Composite and Metallic Aerostructures in Jingjiang, Jiangsu Province, China."

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