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Danish firms team up to enter the Chinese wind energy market
As China becomes the world leader in wind turbine manufacturing, Danish sub-suppliers are banding together to enter a market where it is difficult to go it alone
China is the now the world's leading production centre for wind turbines, and if you want to profit from this hugely expanding market as a sub-supplier you have to have a local presence. Danish sub-suppliers to the wind industry are well aware of this fact, and professional journal Ingeniøren (The Engineer) reports, five such companies have banded together to establish a 5,000 m2 factory in Tianjin, near Beijing.
”In China it makes good sense to have a local presence in the country and create local jobs. So we expect that the factory will help expand and improve our contacts with the Chinese wind turbine manufacturers,” says Ulrik Ritsing of CC Jensen, a manufacturer of oil filter systems for ships and wind turbines, and one of five companies.
The other four companies are Hydra-Grene, which manufactures hydraulic components; Dafa, which makes styrofoam and rubber protective components for wind turbines; Lund & Sørensen, which manufactures electrical heating systems for wind turbines; and Resolux which makes lighting systems for wind turbines and nacelles.
All five companies have ambitions to make it big in China in the next two years, and perhaps open their own separate factories at some point.
"We really believe in it, and hope that this project will encourage other small companies that want to start up in China, but find it too confusing to do it on their own,” says Ulrik Ritsing, who is also the chairman of the Danish Exporters Association.
