Gurit opens turbine-blade mold production facility in Europe

Gurit’s new mould production facility for turbine blades will enable faster delivery times. Gurit announced that it will open a wind-blade mould production facility in Szczecin, Poland. The expansion is targeted at further increasing the company’s tooling market share in Europe. Gurit has been serving European wind-blade manufacturers with high-quality, cost-effective blade moulds and related equipment since 2010. The new production facility in Szczecin, Poland, will improve customer proximity and enable even faster delivery times, while maintaining the known cost competitive edge. The new site will complement the production center in Taicang, China, optimizing the use of core competencies and the efficient allocation of resources. Production in Szczecin is scheduled to start in the fourth quarter of 2016.