LM Glasfiber break first ground on new blade plant in Arkansas
31 Oct '07
3 min read
LM Glasfiber continues to expand its global blade manufacturing capacity in key markets. it officially celebrated the ground breaking of its new wind turbine blade factory in Little Rock, Arkansas. It is LM Glasfiber's third blade manufacturing facility in North America and the 11th worldwide.
The plant is scheduled to begin operations in the first quarter 2008 and is expected to employ over 1,000 people within five years. The Little Rock plant will be LM Glasfiber's third North American production facility; effectively doubling the capacity of the existing factories in Grand Forks, North Dakota and Gaspé, Quebec.
Little Rock was selected as the location for the new factory because it is ideally located to serve some of the areas that today is seeing the highest growth in wind power development in the US, has excellent logistical options and a well-qualified work force.
In his groundbreaking speech, LM Glasfiber CEO Roland Sundén said: “The US has from the beginning been one of the pioneers in wind power, and is today the world's largest market. Our new plant in Little Rock will help secure LM Glasfiber's customers' long term blade supply and support the development of wind power in the US.
For America, the wind energy industry offers an opportunity to diversify its energy portfolio and combat climate change by capitalizing on this limitless resource. But to reap the many benefits of wind power large investments in technology and capacity are needed.
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