Russia’s VSMPO-AVISMA Corp., specialist manufacturer of products made of titanium and aluminum alloys, steel and nickel, and Shanghai Aircraft Manufacturing Co. (SAMC), have signed a long-term purchase contract for titanium forging products for the Comac C919 aircraft program.

VSMPO-AVISMA is to manufacture titanium closed-die forgings. The two companies are also in discussions for semi-finished machining of the die-forgings.