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A new rocket fuel manufacturing facility is set to join Purdue University’s research park.
Purdue announced Feb. 3 that Adranos, a university-affiliated company that has developed a proprietary rocket fuel called ALITEC, plans to build a new production facility in the Purdue Research Park of West Lafayette, Indiana.
Helped by $5.1 million in land, funding and tax incentives, the facility will make ALITEC, which is used for long-range missile and space launch systems, including hypersonic systems. The new plant will help Adranos serve customers in the military, as well as contractors in aerospace and defense. It will also boost Adranos’ rocket motor research and development unit.
Adranos receives $5.1 million in incentives for Indiana-based manufacturing plant
Adranos plans to construct a facility in the Purdue Research Park of West Lafayette to manufacture solid rocket fuel. (Image provided)
Plant will enable large-scale manufacturing of Adranos’s proprietary solid rocket fuel, ALITEC
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Adranos Inc., a Purdue University-affiliated company that has developed a high-performance, solid rocket fuel called ALITEC for long-range missile and space launch systems, announced plans Wednesday (Feb. 3) to construct a facility in the Purdue Research Park of West Lafayette to manufacture ALITEC in support of various launch systems, including hypersonic systems.
The company has obtained $5.1 million in land, funding and tax credits, collectively from Purdue Research Foundation and the Indiana Economic Development Corporation.