Henkel provides a variety of composite materials to the aerospace market
Henkel AG & Co. KGaA (Düsseldorf, Germany; www.henkel.com) has started the construction of a new production facility for aerospace materials at its site in Montornès del Vallès, Spain. The facility will include new buildings and equipment for additional production and warehouse capacities to further support key trends in the industry such as light weighting and automation. Due to the proximity to several sites of global key customer Airbus, Montornès will become Henkel’s European hub for the aerospace industry.
“The aerospace industry has a growing demand for consolidated structural designs capable of providing significant reductions in weight, fuel consumption and CO₂ emission as well as manufacturing time and system cost,” says Ron Habermas, Global OEM Market Development Manager for Henkel. “Our comprehensive product offering is addressing these challenges, while we also provide extensive engineering expertise to support the rapid development, testing and optimization of composite applications. In addition, the new Montornès plant will significantly improve our supply capacities for European customers.”