- 17 April 2008 -
LM builds blade plant in Poland

DANISH WIND turbine blade maker LM Glasfiber has started construction of what it expects will become its largest blade manufacturing factory in Northern Europe. Located in Goleniów, northwest Poland, the factory will initially have an annual manufacturing capacity of 750 MW.

By the end of 2008 the new factory is expected to start supplying blades for German wind turbine maker Nordex's wind farms in Poland and the rest of Europe.

“We are very pleased to be able to secure new blade supply capacity in Poland," says Dr Hansjörg Müller, COO Operations of Nordex. "Nordex has recently successfully entered the Polish market. In addition, the new factory provides a competitive supply option for large blades for our other European projects, strongly supporting our ambitious growth strategy.”

The Goleniów factory is part of LM's 2008 expansion programme, which calls for capacity additions of more than 2000 MW.

LM Glasfiber; www.lmglasfiber.com

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