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INDIVIDUAL FACILITIES AND SELECTED SOURCES
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TPI Composites Blade Facility (Closed)

TPI Composites, General Electric

Newton, IA, USA

-93.0214996, 41.7303619

The Big Green Machine Site ID: 313A

Additional Information:

Sector: Wind

Activity: Manufacturing

Product: Blade


Project Announcement Date: 2007

Date Commercial Production Started: 2008

Announced Post Inflation Reduction Act: No


Operating Status: Closed


Target Jobs: 700

Current Jobs: 700

Congressional District: Republican

Government Subsidies:

We currently have no government subsidies tracked for this site.

Selected Sources:


“Wind blade manufacturer TPI plans to reopen Newton plant. But new jobs might be months away”, Donnelle Eller, The Des Moines Register, No Date. 🔗


“Newton Mayor Hopes Wind Blade Plant Reopens Soon”, KNIA KRLS Radio - The One to Count On, 13 Aug 2024. 🔗


Tracked Expansions, Acquisitions, or Related Sites:

This site has 1 major expansion(s).

Those expansion(s) are tracked below:


Site 331B: LM Wind Power Canada Inc. Gaspe (Expansion)


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The data on this site was last updated on February 19, 2025.

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