# LM Wind Power expanding Turkish blade factory, hiring 300

LM Wind Power, a GE Renewable Energy subsidiary, is expanding its wind turbine blade factory in Bergama, Turkey, adding 300 employees and a new building for post-molding. The expansion is expected to be completed by Q3 2019.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2019-04-25
- Where: Bergama, Turkey, Türkiye
- Jobs: 300
- Starts operating: Q3 2019
- Status: under construction
- Products: wind turbine blades
- Sectors: [Power Generation Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/power-generation-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [LM Wind Power](https://endata.com/companies/3505.md)
- [GE Renewable Energy](https://endata.com/companies/3506.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [renewableenergyworld.com](https://www.renewableenergyworld.com/wind-power/turbines-equipment/ge-expanding-turkish-wind-turbine-blade-factory-hiring-300-workers/), 2019-04-25: "This week LM Wind Power, a subsidiary of GE Renewable Energy, announced its plan to recruit 300 additional employees at its wind turbine blade manufacturing site in Bergama, Turkey."
- [balkangreenenergynews.com](https://balkangreenenergynews.com/lm-wind-power-hiring-300-as-part-of-bergama-blade-plant-expansion/), 2019-05-03: "The expansion is expected to be completed by the third quarter of 2019, allowing LM Wind Power to respond to the growing global demand for wind power by exporting blades to markets worldwide."

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