Welkenraedt, Belgium

Welkenraedt, Belgium, is located in the "Pays de Herve", part of the Liege province, situated between the Meuse and the Vesdre rivers and bordered in the north and east by the Netherlands and Germany. It is an area rich in history dating back to Roman times, comprizing of green and fertile countryside and a thriving economic center due to its location at the crossroads of Europe.

Hexcel's plant was established in Welkenraedt in 1967. 

Welkenraedt is Hexcel's European center of excellence for Engineered Core, the name we give to our processed honeycomb parts that are machined and finished in any number of ways and then supplied as ready to fit "drop-in" parts to customers.

Key applications for products made at Hexcel's Welkenraedt plant are aerospace structures - for civil and defense aircraft, helicopters and aero-engines.