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TPI Composites Blade Facility (Reopening)

TPI Composites, General Electric

Newton , IA, USA

-93.0214996, 41.7303619

The Big Green Machine Site ID: 313B

Additional Information:

Sector: Wind

Activity: Manufacturing

Product: Blade

Project Announcement Date: 11/3/2022

Target for Starting Production: 2025

Date Commercial Production Started:

Announced Post Inflation Reduction Act: Yes

Operating Status: Planned

Target Jobs: 320

Current Jobs: 0

Capital Investment: $3.2 million

Congressional District: IA1

Government Subsidies:

Local/State: $0.5 million

Selected Sources:

“TPI Returning To Newton Thanks To Inflation Reduction Act”, Nikoel Hytrek, Iowa Starting Line, 02 Dec 2022. 🔗

“Wind turbine blade production to resume at Iowa plant”, Marcus McIntosh, KCCI, 04 Nov 2022. 🔗

“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. 🔗

“TPI awarded state loan to aid restart of operations at Newton wind blade plant”, Mike Mendenhall, Business Record, 17 Jan 2025. 🔗

“US blade maker TPI Composites set to re-open Iowa factory to support GE Vernova”, Ros Davidson, Windpower Monthly, 26 Feb 2025. 🔗

Tracked Expansions, Acquisitions, or Related Sites:

This site has 1 major expansion(s).

Those expansion(s) are tracked below: