# Safran Aircraft Engines inaugurates expanded production facility in Guiyang, China

Safran Aircraft Engines inaugurated new production capacities in Guiyang, China, on September 1, 2023. The company invested $30 million in a low-carbon building and new machinery for manufacturing low-pressure turbine blades, vanes, and seals for CFM56 and LEAP engines, doubling the production building capacity.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2023-09-01
- Where: Guiyang, Hi-tech Industrial Development Zone, China
- Value: $30.0M
- Starts operating: 1 Sep 2023
- Status: completed
- Capacity: doubled production building capacity
- Products: low-pressure turbine blades, vanes, seals for CFM56 and LEAP engines
- Sectors: [Aerospace Components](https://endata.com/sectors/aerospace-components.md)

## Companies

- [Safran Aircraft Engines](https://endata.com/companies/3665.md)
- [CFM International](https://endata.com/companies/1615.md) (partner)
- [GE Aerospace](https://endata.com/companies/9857.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [globaldefenseaerospacepost.com](https://www.globaldefenseaerospacepost.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=397), 2023-09-02: "As part of our global supply-chain, our new facility here in Guiyang, has doubled its capacity to support the production ramp-up."
- [aviationweek.com](https://aviationweek.com/aerospace/manufacturing-supply-chain/safran-double-leap-engine-blade-production-china), 2023-09-05: "Safran held an opening ceremony for the new facility in Guiyang."

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