Diab New Materials (Diab) of Sweden has recently announced a five-year supply contract for wind turbine blade core materials with Vestas, a global wind turbine OEM.
The contract will use the capacity of several existing and new PET production lines and existing IPN / PVC core material production lines from Diab. It is expected to contribute 200 million to 250 million euros (US $ 222-276 million) in net sales during the contract period. amount.
Diab said that the company ’s latest PVC-based Divinycell HP series and PET-based Divinycell PY series core materials are designed and developed to optimally meet the high shear strength and low resin consumption of blade design.
"This is an important contract between the two parties to further strengthen and strengthen the long-standing partnership between Vestas and DIAB. We are increasing PET production capacity on all continents to meet Vestas' needs over the next five years. , We will continue to collaborate on technology and product development, "said Tobias Hahn, CEO of Diab.