Extending partnership, Gurit and Elbe Flugzeugwerke have signed a new framework contract for the development and supply of aerospace materials. The 3-year agreement will take effect from January 1, 2019 and will build on the decennial business relationship between both companies. Total value of the agreement is around CHF25 million over the contract period.

The extended framework contract comprises the production and supply of existing qualified aerospace materials as well as the joint development and qualification of new material technologies for the production of cabin interiors for Airbus passenger airplanes.

"We are very pleased and honoured to intensify and reinforce our long-standing partnership with Elbe Flugzeugwerke. This new contract provides both parties and our partners with continuity and reliability for the future," said Stefan Gautschi, general manager, composite materials at Gurit. (RR)