en.Wedoany.com Reported - Nawah has officially inaugurated its first North American manufacturing facility in Englewood, Ohio, for the production of vertically aligned carbon nanotube (VACNT) materials, a move that also strengthens collaboration between France and the United States in the field of advanced composites.
The 38,000-square-foot facility represents a $10 million investment by the French company, developed in partnership with JobsOhio, the Dayton Development Coalition, and the University of Dayton Research Institute (UDRI). According to the company, the project went from site selection to operational production in less than 12 months, making it one of the fastest greenfield developments of its kind in Ohio's advanced manufacturing sector.
The opening allows Nawah to enter one of the most significant aerospace and defense regions in the United States. Located near Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, the facility is supported by a dense network of aerospace suppliers and research institutions, with Dayton long regarded as a hub for aviation and advanced industrial activity.
The facility also reflects a broader trend of transatlantic cooperation in key industrial technologies. Nawah's technology, derived from research at the French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission (CEA) and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), combines French research expertise with U.S. industrial production. The company stated that the investment aligns with France's industrial sovereignty ambitions under the "France 2030" plan and U.S. efforts to strengthen domestic supply chains for strategic materials.
Commercial production is set to begin this summer. The Ohio facility will produce Nawah-Stitch®, a VACNT interlayer film technology for composite structures. The company says it is currently the only manufacturer producing VACNT interlayer films in a continuous roll-to-roll process.
Its first commercial product, NS-Film, incorporates vertically aligned carbon nanotubes into composite laminates to improve delamination resistance while enhancing energy absorption and fatigue performance. The production process is protected by patents.
The first commercial rolls are expected to be produced this summer, as the company transitions from the commissioning phase to full production. Nawah has set targets to achieve operational profitability by 2028 and generate $30 million in revenue by 2030.
Initial commercial efforts are focused on high-end sporting goods, a market characterized by short development cycles and demand for lightweight, high-performance composites. The company estimates the global addressable market for high-end sporting goods at between $200 million and $400 million, with an expected annual growth rate of 2% to 5% through 2030.
Beyond sports applications, Nawah is advancing certification programs in the aviation and aerospace sectors. While certification timelines in these industries are longer, the market opportunities are significantly larger. The company stated that it has secured initial orders from manufacturers in the high-performance sporting goods sector and is engaged in certification programs with major aerospace companies in Europe and North America.
The investment is also expected to expand local employment and supplier participation. Nawah has hired 11 employees to date and plans to increase its workforce to 20 by the end of 2026 and to 50 by 2029. The company is also building its domestic industrial footprint, sourcing production equipment and related services from multiple U.S. suppliers.
"Our investment in Dayton represents a very significant effort, and the speed of execution reflects the extraordinary teamwork between our French and American teams, the strong support of our shareholder Alexandre Garèse, and the support of JobsOhio, the Dayton Development Coalition, and UDRI. Brian Wardle and his team at MIT demonstrated the promise of this technology for composites more than a decade ago. Today, Nawah is proud to be the first to industrialize and commercialize it, and to do so in the heart of U.S. aerospace," commented Alain Guinot, CEO of Nawah.
With bases in Rousset, France, and Englewood, Ohio, Nawah is a subsidiary of the French industrial group ETSEM (owned by Alexandre Garèse). The company focuses on the industrial deployment of architectured nanomaterials for composite applications in the sports, aviation, aerospace, and transportation sectors.
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