Project facts
- Decision / announcement date
- 2026-06-29
- Date precision
- day
- Sector
- Aerospace & defense
- Facility action
- New facility
- Facility type
- Aerospace composites factory
- Project status
- Announced
- Project / facility
- First U.S. factory, aerospace composite manufacturing, 35,000 sq ft building
Figures & qualifications
- Capital category
- Committed
- Capital scope
- site
- Jobs classification
- New/Direct
- Jobs basis
- 'total employment of about 250' (approximate; no target date), company VP quoted in a San Antonio Express-News report reposted by Port San Antonio; 'more than 30 employees' by the end of 2026.
- Statistical exclusion reason
- Expansion band ($50M/100): outside the core $100M/250 statistical series. 'About 250' is approximate and borderline, so not banded CORE (VP ruling 2026-10-04).
German composites maker Blackwave's first U.S. factory, at Port San Antonio, is expected to grow to about 250 employees, with more than 30 by the end of 2026.
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Transferred / retained jobs · Construction jobs