Sun, Dec 16, 2012
Sells Pratt & Whitney Power Systems Unit To Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
United Technologies Corp. said Wednesday that it has reached agreement to sell its Pratt & Whitney Power Systems unit, currently part of Pratt & Whitney, to Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI). Terms of the agreement were not disclosed and the transaction is expected to close in the second quarter of 2013.
Divesting Power Systems allows UTC to focus on its core aerospace and commercial businesses. The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions, including regulatory approvals.
"We are pleased to announce Mitsubishi Heavy Industries' agreement to purchase Pratt & Whitney Power Systems. It is a significant step in UTC's ongoing portfolio transformation," said Pratt & Whitney President David Hess. "Pratt & Whitney Power Systems is a solid company with many talented employees, and we are pleased to place it with a company that will provide it with the resources and capabilities for future growth. We will remain focused on our customers, providing them with superior products and services, and I know that MHI will do the same."
The Hartford Courant reports that the Power Systems division builds electric generation turbines that run on natural gas which are based on aircraft engines. The affected facilities are in Hartford, CT, and San Antonia, TX. Sonia Williams, a spokeswoman for Mitsubishi Power Systems Americas, based in Lake Mary, FL, said that the company does not anticipate any changes in the current organizational structure, and that the company would continue to "(manufacture) the smaller and medium sized aero-turbines."
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