MTU
Aero engines opens a new branch in Poland
22.02.2008
In
the spring of this year MTU Aero Engines manufactures of power
units, will begin the construction of a Polish branch in Rzeszów.
Production is due to begin in 2009.
A
branch of MTU Aero Engines, will be established on a 7 ha site
within Aviation Valley - Poland's aviation cluster. Among the
tasks of the subsidiary company, will be the design and production
of stator blades and moving blades for low pressure turbines,
together with their installation and the repair of parts.
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We've decided to locate our new plant in Rzeszów, as this region
has a well developed industrial base, including businesses from
the aviation industry and large reserves of well qualified specialists
- explained Mr Richard Maier, the MTU Aero Engines project director.
- The whole process from design, through production and finally
repairs, will take place at one location - Maier added.
Initially
100 workers will be employed in the Polish branch, which will
increase to 400 by 2012. Over the next three years MTU intends
to invest app.70 million EUR at the site of the Podkarpacki
Science and Technology Park.
The
MTU Aero Engines corporation is a German engine manufacturer
and employs 7,100 workers; in 2006 its turnover was 2.4 billion
EUR. On a global scale, it's the largest independent manufacturer
in the field of the renovation of engines designated for civil
aviation.
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Source:
MTU Poland