Construction Begins on New Hexcel Center of Research & Technology Excellence in Utah
October 12 2021 - 5:37PM
Business Wire
Hexcel Corporation (NYSE: HXL) hosted public officials,
customers and local contractors today at its manufacturing site in
West Valley City, Utah as the company broke ground on a flagship
Center of Research & Technology (R&T) Excellence,
supporting next-generation developments in advanced composites
technologies.
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Breaking ground on the new Hexcel Center
for Research and Technology Excellence are Colleen Pritchett,
President - Americas and Fibers; Nick Stanage, Hexcel Chairman, CEO
and President; and the Honorable Ron Bigelow, Mayor of West Valley
City, Utah. (Photo: Business Wire)
Once completed in late 2022, the 100,000-square-foot building
will be home to a state-of-the-art laboratory where company
scientists and researchers will collaborate with customers on the
latest composite technology developments for aerospace, space and
defense, and industrial applications. It will be the company’s
largest center for innovation and product development in North
America and a showcase for the company’s advanced composites
technology, providing space for future growth and expansion in the
years ahead. The company expects to add up to 150 jobs at the
center over the next 12 years.
Hexcel Chairman, CEO and President Nick Stanage said that the
Center will be “designed to encourage and inspire our team to dream
big and ensure that our customers are awarded with the strongest,
lightest weight, most durable advanced composites that the world
has ever seen.” He said that when the Center opens, “you will be
surrounded by everything it means to be a leader in advanced
composites technology. You will see high-tech labs and cutting-edge
research and testing equipment. Our lobby will showcase
advancements and innovations that are propelling the future in
commercial aerospace, space and defense, and industrial markets.”
He thanked the Governor’s Office of Economic Opportunity and West
Valley City for economic support that led the company to choose to
locate the new Center of Excellence in the area.
West Valley City Mayor Ron Bigelow, who attended the event,
said, “Hexcel has been operating in West Valley City for years. I
am pleased that they have once again chosen West Valley City as
they expand their operations with a new research and technology
facility. This expansion will bring more jobs to the city over the
next few years and continues to show that Hexcel is committed to
being part of West Valley City’s corporate community.”
The company’s existing operations in West Valley City include
its largest high-performance carbon fiber manufacturing facility in
the world. The site also is home to the company’s U.S. aerospace
matrix operations. About 600 people currently work at the site.
Contractors for the project include R&O Construction, with
corporate offices in Ogden and a regional team in West Valley City,
and design firm Architectural Nexus, Inc. of Salt Lake City.
About Hexcel
Hexcel Corporation is a leading advanced composites company. It
develops, manufactures and markets lightweight, high-performance
structural materials including carbon fibers, specialty
reinforcements, prepregs and other fiber-reinforced matrix
materials, honeycomb, adhesives, engineered core and composite
structures for use in commercial aerospace, space and defense and
industrial applications.
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Kaye Veazey | VP Corporate & Marketing Communications |
kaye.veazey@hexcel.com
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