Thyssenkrupp Aerospace, a company of the Business Area Materials Services, and Sonaca have agreed to cooperate closely over the coming five years. The aerospace experts of the thyssenkrupp Group are taking over the complete warehousing and supply chain management of Sonaca's Canadian branch in Montreal for aluminum products – from materials scheduling and processing to JIT deliveries. With operations in Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China and Romania, the Sonaca Group ranks among the world leaders in the development production and aircraft components.

"We are very happy to have signed this contract. Working together with thyssenkrupp Aerospace will help us better meet our customers' needs," says Sylvain Bédard, CEO of Sonaca. thyssenkrupp, too, is convinced of the gains to be had from working with Sonaca. "The new contract concluded with Sonaca underscores that we are a reliable long-term partner for the aerospace sector. Both parties will benefit from this long-term relationship," states Laura A. Holmes, CEO of the Operating Unit Aerospace.