PITTSBURGH--(BUSINESS WIRE)--RTI International Metals, Inc. (NYSE:RTI) announced today that it has been selected to provide finished titanium structural parts by Airbus for its new A350-1000 aircraft program.
The award from Airbus – which represents its first procurement of RTI parts manufactured entirely by RTI’s vertically integrated supply chain – calls for RTI to supply two final-machined structural titanium fuselage parts for the Airbus A350-1000 aircraft model.
Under the award, work to be performed by RTI includes providing titanium mill products, as well as extruding, forming, final machining and managing external suppliers. A portion of the extrusion, forming and machining will be performed by business units acquired by RTI over the last three years, as part of the implementation and build-out of RTIs vertically integrated supply chain. These facilities include RTI Advanced Forming, Ltd. and RTI Extrusions Europe, Ltd., both located in The United Kingdom.
“This award is representative of the vertically-integrated, value-added business opportunities available to RTI as a direct result of our commitment to the execution of our strategy to extend RTI’s reach downstream, where we believe a majority of the incremental commercial aerospace industry growth opportunities lie,” said Dawne S. Hickton, Vice Chair, President and CEO of RTI. “In addition, our selection for this work further confirms the credibility and breadth of capability of RTI’s vertically integrated supply chain, as well as our ability to build the strategic partnerships that are critical to successfully competing in today’s commercial aerospace industry,” noted Ms. Hickton.
RTI Forward-Looking Statement
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RTI International Company Description
RTI International Metals, Inc. is a leading vertically integrated global supplier of advanced titanium and specialty metals products and services to commercial aerospace, defense, energy, medical device and other customers across the entire supply chain. For over 60 years, RTI has been taking titanium further through advanced manufacturing and engineering processes. RTI delivers a full range of titanium mill products as well as other titanium and specialty metals products and services including extruded shapes, formed and 3D-printed parts, and precision engineered and machined components through its downstream integrated supply chain. Headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pa., RTI has locations in the United States, Canada, Europe, and Asia. To learn more about RTI International Metals, Inc., visit www.rtiintl.com.
