The
joint
venture,
which
will
be
named
Martifer-Hirschfeld
Energy
Systems,
will
develop
a
factory
in
San
Angelo,
Texas,
for
the
production
of
steel
towers
for
wind
turbine
generators.
The
two
companies
will
invest
about
$40m
in
the
new
plant,
which
will
create
around
225
jobs,
Martifer
says.
The
first
stage,
with
$30m
investments,
will
be
completed
in
the
second
quarter
of
2010.
The
second
stage
will
be
completed
in
2013,
when
the
plant
reaches
a
capacity
of
400
towers
per
year.
António
Pontes,
chief
executive
of
Martifer
Energy
Systems
and
executive
director
of…
