# Horizontec starts construction of aeronautical plant in Celaya

Horizontec broke ground on a new aeronautical manufacturing plant at Celaya airport in Guanajuato, Mexico, investing US$10 million to mass-produce the Halcon 2 aircraft, creating 140 jobs.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2022-02-03
- Where: Celaya, Guanajuato, Mexico
- Value: $10.0M
- Jobs: 140
- Starts operating: May 2022
- Status: under construction
- Products: Halcon 2 (H2) light two-seater aircraft, aeroparts, carbon fiber components
- Sectors: [Aerospace Components](https://endata.com/sectors/aerospace-components.md)

## Companies

- [Horizontec](https://endata.com/companies/60816.md)

## Sources

- [mexico-now.com](https://mexico-now.com/horizontec-invests-us10-million-in-guanajuato/), 2022-02-03: "For us, attitude is the most important factor we look for, because skills without a good attitude are useless to solve problems."
- [promexicoindustry.com](https://www.promexicoindustry.com/en/article/horizontec-begins-construction-of-its-aircraft-factory-in-guanajuato), 2022-02-04: "With an investment of 10 million dollars and the generation of 140 specialized jobs, the Mexican company Horizontec laid the first stone of its plant for manufacturing and assembling Halcón 1 and 2 aircraft."

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