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Europrop International GmbH (EPI) is a joint venture among four European aero-engine manufacturers, MTU Aero Engines
MTU Aero Engines
MTU Aero Engines GmbH is Germany's leading aircraft engine manufacturer. MTU develops, manufactures and provides service support for military and civil aircraft engines...

, Snecma
Snecma
Snecma is a major French manufacturer of engines for commercial and military aircraft, and for space vehicles. The name is an acronym for Société Nationale d'Étude et de Construction de Moteurs d'Aviation .In 2005, the Snecma group, which included Snecma ,...

, Rolls-Royce
Rolls-Royce plc
Rolls-Royce Group plc is a global power systems company headquartered in the City of Westminster, London, United Kingdom. It is the world’s second-largest maker of aircraft engines , and also has major businesses in the marine propulsion and energy sectors. Through its defence-related activities...

, and Industria de Turbo Propulsores
Industria de Turbo Propulsores
Industria de Turbo Propulsores S.A. is a Spanish aeronautical engine and gas turbine manufacturer. It is owned by Sener Aeronáutica and Rolls-Royce plc .-Shareholdings/partnerships:...

. The company's sole product is the Europrop TP400-D6 7970 skW/10,690shp turboprop developed for the Airbus Military
Airbus Military
thumb|First [[Airbus A400M]] roll-out in [[Seville]] in June 2008Airbus Military is a business unit of Airbus, which is part of the EADS conglomerate...

 A400M.

The EuroProp joint company is an alliance (ownership share in brackets) of:
  • MTU Aero Engines
    MTU Aero Engines
    MTU Aero Engines GmbH is Germany's leading aircraft engine manufacturer. MTU develops, manufactures and provides service support for military and civil aircraft engines...

     (28%) Germany
  • Rolls-Royce
    Rolls-Royce plc
    Rolls-Royce Group plc is a global power systems company headquartered in the City of Westminster, London, United Kingdom. It is the world’s second-largest maker of aircraft engines , and also has major businesses in the marine propulsion and energy sectors. Through its defence-related activities...

     (28%) United Kingdom
  • Snecma
    Snecma
    Snecma is a major French manufacturer of engines for commercial and military aircraft, and for space vehicles. The name is an acronym for Société Nationale d'Étude et de Construction de Moteurs d'Aviation .In 2005, the Snecma group, which included Snecma ,...

     (28%) France
  • Industria de Turbo Propulsores
    Industria de Turbo Propulsores
    Industria de Turbo Propulsores S.A. is a Spanish aeronautical engine and gas turbine manufacturer. It is owned by Sener Aeronáutica and Rolls-Royce plc .-Shareholdings/partnerships:...

     (Sener Aeronáutica
    Sener Aeronáutica
    Sener Aeronáutica is the aerospace arm of the Spanish company Grupo Sener. Since its formation in 1956, the group has developed expertise in a wide range of fields including Marine, Power Systems and Space...

    and Rolls-Royce) (16%) Spain


Workshare on the TP400-D6 engine is split based on the number of aircraft purchased by each of the partner nations.The current shares are: Snecma 32.2% (including work at Techspace Aero), Rolls-Royce 25% (includes work at German operations), MTU 22.2%, ITP 20.6% (includes a Turkish share from TEI who are responsible for the front bearing structure and exhaust nozzle assemblies).
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