Pratt & Whitney:
overhauling engines in West Virginia for over 50 years

In October 2021, Pratt & Whitney Canada, a business unit of Pratt & Whitney, celebrated the 50^th anniversary of its Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) facility — Pratt & Whitney Engine Services, Inc., located in Bridgeport. The facility employs around 400 people and overhauls between 500 and 600 engines a year. In 2019, Pratt & Whitney’s U.S.–Canadian team, in collaboration with the state of West Virginia, announced a $30 million investment to add a new MRO line to the facility. The new line became operational in 2021.

Canada invests in West Virginia

Exports to Canada support 8,450 employees in West Virginia in addition to the 1,000 employees at Canadian-owned businesses across the state. West Virginia exports $2.1 billion in goods and services to Canada.

Canadian-owned companies, including Columbia Energy, Chico Enterprises, TForce and Critical Control Energy Servic, are major contributors to West Virginia’s economy. They employ residents in every sector and contribute to the local economy by paying salaries and local taxes and purchasing goods and services in their supply chain.

West Virginia exports $2.0 billion in goods to Canada annually
West Virginia exports to Canada by industry

• Chemicals: 13%
• Energy: 4%
• Equipment & machinery: 55%
• Minerals & metals: 7%
• Plastics & rubbers: 4%
• Transportation: 14%
• Other: 3%

Top West Virginia goods exports to Canada

• Engines & turbines: $1.0 billion
• Motor vehicle parts: $261 million
• Soaps, candles & waxes: $106 million
• Plastics & plastic articles: $80 million
• Aluminum & aluminum articles: $50 million
• Perfumes, essential oils & toiletries: $37 million
• Coal: $29 million
• Fuel oil: $28 million
• Stone & cement products, abrasives: $26 million
• Paints, pigments, varnishes, dyestuffs & inks: $22 million

West Virginia exports $118 million in services to Canada annually
Top West Virginia services exports to Canada

• Travel (including for education): $68 million
• Business services: $17 million
• Charges for the use of intellectual property: $13 million
• Maintenance & repair services: $10 million
• Insurance services: $4 million

West Virginia imports $1.8 billion in goods from Canada annually
West Virginia imports from Canada by industry

• Chemicals: 3%
• Equipment & machinery: 55%
• Forest products: 6%
• Minerals & metals: 15%
• Plastics & rubbers: 3%
• Transportation: 3%
• Other: 15%

Top West Virginia goods imports from Canada

• Engines & turbines: $875 million
• Paper & paperboard: $94 million
• Aluminum & aluminum articles: $76 million
• Iron & steel tubes, pipes & sheets: $66 million
• Nickel & nickel articles: $55 million
• Plastics & plastic articles: $44 million
• Electric motors & generators: $42 million
• Organic chemicals: $36 million
• Zinc & zinc articles: $32 million
• Iron & steel alloys & semi-finished products: $22 million