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ATI to Supply Goodrich with Aerospace Forgings

12/06/2011 - Allegheny Technologies Inc. has signed a long-term sourcing agreement with the Goodrich Corp. for the supply of aerospace forgings used for landing gear components, from 2012 through 2015.

Allegheny Technologies Inc. (ATI) has signed a long-term sourcing agreement with the Goodrich Corp. for the supply of aerospace forgings used for landing gear components.
 
The agreement covers aerospace structural forgings sold to Goodrich’s Landing Gear facilities located in the U.S., Canada, and Poland by ATI Ladish’s ZKM Forging operation for the period 2012 through 2015. This agreement includes forgings for commercial, regional, and business aircraft.
 
“We are pleased to announce this long-term agreement for aerospace structural forgings, which enhances ATI’s position in the aerospace supply chain,” said Rich Harshman, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Allegheny Technologies. “ATI Ladish and the Goodrich Corp. have a solid long-term relationship. This agreement demonstrates how we expect to broaden ATI’s component offerings to the aerospace market. In addition, ATI ZKM Forging, which is located in Poland’s Aviation Valley, expands ATI’s global reach by providing a strong asset base in a fast-growing region of the global aerospace supply chain.”
  
ATI Ladish is an operating unit of Allegheny Technologies. Located in Stalowa Wola, Poland, ATI ZKM Forging has become one of Central Europe’s largest suppliers of forgings for a wide range of demanding aerospace and industrial applications.
 
Allegheny Technologies Inc. is one of the largest and most diversified specialty metals producers in the world. Its major markets are aerospace and defense, oil and gas/chemical process industry, electrical energy, medical, automotive, food equipment and appliance, machine and cutting tools, and construction and mining. Its products include titanium and titanium alloys, nickel-based alloys and superalloys, grain-oriented electrical steel, stainless and specialty steels, zirconium, hafnium, niobium, tungsten materials, forgings, castings, and fabrication and machining capabilities.
 
Goodrich Corp. is a global supplier of systems and services to aerospace, defense, and homeland security markets. With one of the most strategically diversified portfolios of products in the industry, Goodrich serves a global customer base with significant worldwide manufacturing and service facilities.