Advanced composite materials manufacturer Hexcel celebrated on Wednesday, 21st of March, the grand opening of its state-of-the art manufacturing facility at the MidParc Free Trade Zone in Casablanca, said the American firm in a communiqué sent to Yabiladi. The opening ceremony was attended by Moulay Hafid Elalamy, Minister for Industry, Trade, Investment and Digital Economy, Hexcel's President and CEO Nick Stanage and Thierry Merlot, President, Aerospace- Europe/ Asia Pacifi/ MEA. In this new USD 20-million facility, Hexcel transforms lightweight honeycomb materials into engineered core parts, providing structural reinforcement for aerospace applications such as aircraft structures, engine nacelles and helicopter blades. The plant will employ more than 200 people by 2020. The Casablanca site is part of Hexcel's current investment program. The company intends to have a robust and diversified global supply chain to meet the growing demand of its aerospace customers in the engineered core segment, said the same statement. «We could not be more pleased to become neighbors here in Midparc with our customers including Airbus, Boeing, Safran and Bombardier. This facility is critical to our success because it positions us to secure additional growth with our aerospace customers in Morocco and around the world», said Nick Stanage. Meanwhile, Elalamy commented saying that «the Aerospace sector is achieving its potential in terms of export business and local integration, following the launch of the Industrial Acceleration Plan».
