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TPI and GE extend partnership
The two companies have agreed to extend their composite wind blade supply agreement in one of TPI’s Mexico plants by two years and add two new lines.
Composite wind blade manufacturer TPI Composites Inc. (Scottsdale, AZ, US) announced on Aug. 7 that GE has agreed to extend their supply agreement in one of TPI’s Mexico plants by two years to 2022 and will increase the number of lines in that facility from three to five. In addition, GE has agreed to transition to a larger blade model in TPI’s Iowa plant in early 2019 and to eliminate its option to terminate their supply agreement in Iowa prior to its December 2020 expiration.
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