Boeing Not Concerned About Titanium Supply, Watching Other Pinch Points

Boeing Not Concerned About Titanium Supply, Watching Other Pinch Points
The Boeing logo is pictured at the Latin American Business Aviation Conference & Exhibition fair (LABACE) at Congonhas Airport in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on Aug. 14, 2018. Paulo Whitaker/Reuters
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Boeing Co. is not concerned about a potential disruption to Russian titanium supplies because of tensions over Ukraine, but is keeping a close watch on other industry supply chain pinch points, a senior executive said on Monday.

Boeing relies heavily on Russia’s VSMPO-AVISMA for the supply of titanium, a lightweight but strong metal that is used widely in planemaking.