GE Aerospace SiC Fiber and CMC Plants (Huntsville, AL)
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Summary

GE planned the first U.S. silicon carbide (SiC) ceramic fiber factory and a companion tape factory to supply ceramic matrix composite (CMC) engine parts made at its Asheville, NC facility.

Key Facts

  • Type: facility / project (GE Aerospace)
  • Investment: more than $200M; two factories on 100 acres in Huntsville, AL; up to 300 jobs
  • Factory 1: SiC fiber for the U.S. Department of Defense, GE, Herakles Safran and others subject to U.S. regulations; AFRL Title III funding
  • Factory 2: GE-only CMC tape plant applying proprietary coatings
  • Technology: licensed from NGS Advanced Fibers (Nippon Carbon, GE, Herakles Safran), the only large-scale SiC fiber plant at the time (Japan)
  • End uses: jet engines, land-based turbines
  • Timeline: announced Nov 2015; groundbreaking 16 June 2016; operations expected 2018

Claim Verification

Claim: The Huntsville factories began production in 2018

Status: Unverified

Supporting sources:

  • Both sources are 2015–2016 and state expectations only

Refuting / questioning sources:

  • No later source read

Summary: Actual start and current output not confirmed.

Notes / Gaps

Search for current status returned only the 2016 coverage; check GE Aerospace updates.

Key People

No individuals identified from the sources read. LinkedIn: not yet researched.

People — Last Reviewed: 2026-10-22

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