Gurit signs important materials supply contract with a Chinese wind energy customer

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Gurit, a leading developer and manufacturer of advanced composite materials, has signed an important contract with BTW Boading Tianwei Group to supply prepreg and kitted foam core ma-terials for the production of wind blades; as unveiled on November 19, 2008. The contract amounts to a mid-range single-digit CHF million sales figure and covers the next 18 months. The products will be produced at Gurit’s state of the art production site in Tianjin, China.

BTW Boading Tianwei Group is located in the Hebei Province and has become a leading Chinese producer of wind turbines with great potential. Its product range comprises 1.2MW, 1.5MW, 2.5MW Wind power generating units. Wind power generating has become an important project of Hebei Province.

Rudolf Gerber, General Manager Wind Energy of Gurit, commented the new contract: “Our prepreg and foam core materials products are chosen because of their proven performance and our ability to produce and supply them locally.”

About Gurit
The companies of Gurit Holding AG, Wattwil/Switzerland, are specialised on the development and manufacture of high-end composite materials featuring bespoke physical and chemical characteristics. The comprehensive product range comprises fibre reinforced prepregs, structural foam, gel coats, adhesives, resins and consumables as well as certain finished parts. Gurit supplies growth markets in the Wind Energy, Transportation and Marine industries. The international Group has production sites and offices in Switzerland, Germany, the UK, Canada, Spain, Denmark, Australia, New Zealand, the USA, India and China.

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