Goldwind shrank by 1,200 last year

Goldwind sold off some component manufacturing

Chinese wind turbine-maker Goldwind cut its workforce by 1,200 people last year after selling off some of its component manufacturing to partners, it has emerged.

Goldwind sold its wholly-owned blade company Tianhe Blade to Sinomatech in May and in October announced the sale of an 80% stake in a generator manufacturing subsidiary to Chinese railway group CNR.

This allowed the firm to reduce its headcount to 3,600, without laying people off, Wang Haibo, Goldwind's president, told an industry event.

“Basically there were no workers who lost their jobs,” he said.

China’s biggest turbine manufacturer, Goldwind has been under pressure to cut costs as it faces slower demand in the domestic market and constant pressure on prices.

The company installed 2.5GW of new turbines in…

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