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In brief
LM Wind Power lays first stone at Cherbourg blade factory

NEWS

The future of composites in automotive industry

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Strategy
The Porcher Industries Group on all fronts

Agenda

NEWS in brief

The company is able to leverage the deep R&D capabilities of LG
Hausys where over 30 R&D engineers pursue in-house development
of novel composites materials and product applications, with a focus
on structural design, simulation and component testing. Moreover,
in cooperation with LG Electronics, LG Hausys has designed and
manufactured a fully automated continuous fibre production line for
complex structural glass-fibre components. The line is suitable for
carbon-fibre components as well.

LM Wind Power lays first stone at Cherbourg blade factory
The facility will manufacture and the port authority, Ports
offshore wind turbine blades Normands Associés (PNA). The
for multiple customers as LM company brings an initial investWind Power responds to de- ment of more than EUR 100 milmand for new offshore capac- lion into the development of the
ity in northern Europe.
Cherbourg site which is expected
The manufacturer of wind tur- to grow to a capacity between 1.2
bine blades announces that work and 2.0 Gigawatts (GW).
on its new factory in Cherbourg,
Normandy, has commenced. This The ramp up to production of
was marked with a foundation blades destined for European offstone ceremony at the construc- shore wind farms is expected durtion site, chaired by French Prime ing 2018. The company aims to
Minister, Bernard Cazeneuve, in begin hiring and training after
the presence of industry and rep- the summer, with a plan to reach
resentatives from the local part- more than 550 people at the facilners, including Normandy region, ity once the first production lines
the Manche Department, the lo- are in place. The training will start
cal community of Cherbourg in a new Center of Excellence, to
provide the skills needed for a new
strategically important green business. The plant is scaled for future growth and is already in the
initial phase expected to generate
2,000 further indirect jobs in the
local area.

www.c2i.com - www.lghausys.com

www.lmwindpower.com

Acquisition
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LG Hausys acquires majority stake in c2i
LG Hausys, a subsidiary company of the Korean LG Group, has
signed an agreement to purchase 50.1% of shares in the Slovak
composites components producer c2i.

Announcement

Appointment

Nexcelle appoints André Robert as Executive Vice President of the GE Aviation/Safran engine nacelle joint venture
Based at Nexcelle's Cincinnati, Ohio, USA headquarters, Robert is a GE employee with management experience in both the commercial and business aviation segments. He previously was GE Aviation's on-site customer
account executive at Canada's Bombardier Commercial and Business Aircraft units, acting as the primary interface in maintaining long-term working relationships with this airframe manufacturer for propulsion and systems
products. Robert's other GE Aviation assignments were as the marketing leader for regional aviation, and the onsite project manager at Bombardier for the CF34-8C turbofan engine development program. During his career, he also worked at Bell Helicopter Textron as an engineering project manager and program manager for medium helicopters, and served with the Canadian Armed Forces as an aircraft maintenance officer working primarily on F/A-18
fighter aircraft.
Robert is one of two Executive Vice Presidents at Nexcelle, joining Safran Nacelles' Lionel Drévillon in this dual role.
Together, they have responsibilities in overseeing program execution and operations, working closely with the two
parent companies' respective teams as this joint venture pursues the activity ramp-up for its nacelle products.
www.nexcelle.com

jec composites magazine / No113 June 2017
http://www.nexcelle.com http://www.c2i.com http://www.lghausys.com http://www.lmwindpower.com
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