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Nordex to begin building plant in Jonesboro, Arkansas

Jonesboro / Chicago (euro adhoc) -

•	Construction to begin this week, with production slated for 2010
 •
Investment of $100 million will create 700 direct jobs
 •	USA will be
the world’s single largest market for wind power in 2010
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capital investment
Nordex USA, Inc., a leading
manufacturer of wind turbines, today announced that it will begin 
construction this week on its first US manufacturing plant in 
Jonesboro, Arkansas. The announcement comes after a decision by the 
supervisory board of the parent company, Nordex AG.
"After much careful planning, we are eager to break ground and make 
the plant a reality," said Ralf Sigrist, President and CEO of Nordex 
USA, which is headquartered in Chicago. "The plant is critical to our
goal of generating 20% of global revenue in the US, and I must say I 
am extremely pleased that construction will begin on schedule."
The US is on track to be the world´s single largest wind market in 
2010, with 8,500 megawatts of new capacity projected. Globally, that 
represents 23% of expected new capacity. The Arkansas plant will 
position Nordex to be a key competitor in the US, building on its 
growth of over 50% for four consecutive years. "The US is hungry for 
wind power," said Mr. Sigrist, "and Jonesboro will supply it with the
highest-quality turbines in the world."
Construction will take place in two phases, beginning with the 
nacelle assembly plant and followed by a rotor blade manufacturing 
facility at the same location. Nacelle assembly will begin ramping up
in the second half of 2010, operating at full scale by 2012 with an 
annual production capacity of 300 turbines, or 750 megawatts. The 
entire facility, including rotor blade production, will be fully 
operational by 2014.
The nacelle plant will be built on 187 acres in the Craighead 
Technology Park and will have 115,000 square feet of production 
space, 10,000 square feet for a Training Academy and 35,000 square 
feet of office space.
An official ceremony will take place in September to celebrate the
groundbreaking and construction.
Building a new industry and new skills
The plant represents a total investment of $100 million, with about 
$40 million allocated to the nacelle plant and the remainder to the 
rotor blade facility. It will directly employ up to 700 skilled 
workers and other staff by 2014.
"In a time when our economy has slowed, it´s gratifying to see the 
creation of high-paying jobs in the clean-energy sector," Arkansas 
Governor Mike Beebe said. "In Arkansas, jobs in clean-energy 
industries are outpacing the overall job market, and Nordex is 
helping to drive that."
Additional jobs will be created through the contracting of services. 
For example, Nordex has hired the construction firm, H&M Company, 
Inc. of Jackson, Tennessee, which will dedicate between 250 and 300 
workers to the construction project. In addition, Nordex aims to 
completely localize its suppliers within the next three to four 
years, as the wind industry matures, which will further stimulate 
domestic manufacturing.
"There´s no doubt we´ve seen a surge of interest among wind industry 
players in Northeastern Arkansas since Nordex announced it would 
build here last October," said Mark Young, President and CEO of the 
Jonesboro Regional Chamber of Commerce, with whom Nordex has worked 
closely on site selection.
Because turbine manufacturing and assembly require specialized 
skills, Nordex is readying plans to train up a workforce through an 
on-site training academy, as well as a partnership with Arkansas 
State University.
"The wind industry is fairly young in the US, so we have to train 
people from the ground up," said Joe Brenner, Vice President of 
Production for Nordex USA. "Making turbines requires specialized 
skills. It´s not just a $100 million facility. It´s a new industry, 
and the most important resource we can put time and money into is our
people."
For the state of Arkansas, Nordex believes wind power will play an 
increasingly significant role. "We want to demonstrate that wind is 
not only a job engine but also a viable energy source for Arkansas," 
said Mr. Sigrist. "We are confident that what makes environmental 
and, in particular, economic sense will gain broad acceptance among 
policy makers and constituents, and that a national Renewable Energy 
Standard will be adopted to direct energy policy into the right 
direction."
Large-scale leader
The Jonesboro operation will be an original equipment manufacturer 
(OEM) producing one of the largest classes of wind turbines in the 
world, the 2.5 me-gawatt N90 and N100. In the US, each of these 
utility-scale turbines is capable of generating enough renewable 
energy to power about 700 homes. Nordex was the first manufacturer to
build a turbine this large in 2000 and has the longest track record 
for reliability in the class.
"In our business, experience means reliability, and reliability is 
everything for electricity," said Thomas Richterich, CEO of Nordex 
AG. "Quality is the main driver of our lightning growth of over 50% 
year over year."
end of announcement                               euro adhoc

Further inquiry note:

Ralf Peters
Head of Corporate Communication
Tel.: +49 (0)40 300 30 15 22
rpeters@nordex-online.com

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