Boeing to boost manufacturing in Vietnam as supplier builds plant
South Korean aero parts supplier KP Aero Industries said on Wednesday (Jan 24) it plans to invest US$20 million in a Vietnam factory to assemble components for Boeing planes, a move that would expand the US aviation firm’s manufacturing network in the Southeast Asian country.
The US aviation giant already has seven « sub-tier » suppliers – companies that sell components to its direct suppliers – in Vietnam.
In September, Boeing also reached a preliminary deal with flag carrier Vietnam Airlines for the sale of 50 Boeing 737 Max 8 jets.
Lee Young-su, a senior official at KP Aero, told Reuters the company would initially invest US$20 million through 2028 to assemble components for Boeing 787 and 737 aircraft.
KP Aero will be formally granted later this week the authorisation to invest US$20 million in Vietnam, authorities in the central city of Danang said in a media statement on Wednesday.
A Vietnamese official said the investment will be in the city’s high-tech industrial park.
KP Aero is a supplier of parts to Korean Air’s engineering division, which is in turn a direct supplier to Boeing.
Boeing deferred to KP Aero for comment.
Reuters – January 24, 2024
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