OREANDA-NEWS. June 22, 2011. VSMPO-AVISMA Corporation and Liebherr-Aerospace Lindenberg GmbH, Lindenberg (Germany), have signed a long-term contract for supply of the titanium forgings for the A350 XWB nose landing gear.

As of today VSMPO-AVISMA Corporation supply 100% of Liebherr-Aerospace’s demand in titanium for the A350 XWB program. Both companies believe that the signing of the long-term contract is an important milestone in the relationship which started in 2009 when Liebherr-Aerospace Lindenberg GmbH selected VSMPO as the supplier for the A350 XWB nose landing gear titanium forgings.

The A350 XWB nose landing gear is the largest landing gear that Liebherr-Aerospace Lindenberg has ever developed and manufactured. Regarding this landing gear program, Liebherr decided to use titanium in order to optimize weight.

PSC VSMPO-AVISMA Corporation, headquartered in Verkhyna Salda, Sverdlosk Region of Russia, is the world’s largest producer of titanium products. Corporation is deeply integrated into the world aerospace industry and for many companies is the basic strategic supplier of products from the titanium. Production facilities comprising the Corporation are united by a single process flow and employ approximately 25,000 people globally. AVISMA’s sponge titanium is used at VSMPO in production of higher value-added products, such as billet, bar, plate, sheet, section, forging, die forging and etc. Up to 70% of such titanium products are exported. In addition to finished products sales, Corporation can also provide with some conversion and production services: cutting, heat-treatment, machining, etc.