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United Technologies' Segment Inks Deals to Augment Growth

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Pratt & Whitney, a unit of United Technologies Corporation , recently entered into a definitive agreement with Hanwha Techwin Co. to acquire 30% equity interest in P&W NGPF Manufacturing Company Singapore Pte. Ltd. (PWMS). Financial details of the deal remain under wraps.

Per the joint venture, Pratt & Whitney will offer its complete assistance in the sourcing of critical parts while providing capital investment requirements with Hanwha. In addition, Hanwha has also acquired a call option from Pratt & Whitney to purchase more equity by 2023. The Singapore division specializes in the manufacture of hybrid metallic fan blade parts and high-pressure turbine disks for the company’s PurePower Geared Turbofan (GTF) engine family.

Established in 1952, Hanwha is a leading business conglomerate in South Korea. The company has a diversified portfolio ranging from explosives, retail, solar panels and financial services. The company provides its services for solar panels to 79 distributors and wholesalers in over 23 countries.

This collaboration will enhance PWMS’s facility by delivering highly advanced GTF fan blades and high-pressure turbine disks at a rapid rate to Pratt & Whitney's sites to keep up with the company’s growing demand.

In addition, the company announced that the V2500 engine designed and manufactured by International Aero Engines (IAE), a global partnership of aerospace leaders including Pratt & Whitney, was selected by BOC Aviation to power its five Airbus A320ceo family aircraft.

Leading global aircraft operating leasing company, BOC Aviation has a fleet of 483 aircraft.  It provides its services to 64 airlines globally across 31 countries as of Jun 30, 2016.

IAE has a history of providing V2500 engines services, which has powered over 170 aircraft belonging to BOC Aviation. This deal will benefit a significant portion of the company’s A320 family fleet of aircrafts.

The joint venture and contract win will likely prove to be accretive for the company and augment its revenues going forward.

Some other notable stocks in the same space include Barloworld Ltd. (BRRAY - Free Report) , Raven Industries Inc. and Sumitomo Corporation (SSUMY - Free Report) .

Sumitomo has a long-term EPS growth expectation of 5%.

Barloworld has a long-term EPS growth expectation of 7%.

Raven delivered a positive average surprise of 63.24% over the last four quarters, and has long-term EPS growth expectation of 10%.

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