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June
23, 2010
Torgau,
Germany: Avancis Starts Construction on Second Thin Film Manufacturing
Plant
Solar
module manufacturer, Avancis has kick-started construction of
its second plant at Torgau in the German state of Saxony with
a symbolic ground-breaking ceremony. Construction work is proceeding
at record speed, with diggers rolling onto the construction site
a mere two weeks after the decision to build the plant was taken.
'We
have thoroughly prepared for this project and have set an ambitious
schedule,' confirmed Hartmut Fischer, the CEO of Avancis, at the
ground-breaking ceremony. The new-build project on the 25,000
m² site is due to be completed within the next 18 months. The
company intends to start manufacturing the third generation of
innovative solar modules here as early as the first quarter of
2012. With an overall manufacturing capacity of 100 MW p.a., the
new site will be five times the size of the existing plant.
Andrea
Staude, Torgau's mayor, congratulated the builders on their successful
start and expressed her delight at the expansion: 'With the second
solar plant, AVANCIS is underlining its commitment to the region
and playing its part in securing the future of Torgau as a glass
centre. We are very happy with the way the company is growing
and the proposed jobs,' she explained on the construction site.
The
number of employees Avancis is looking to take on at its second
site will be in three figures. AVANCIS commissioned its first
plant in Torgau in October 2008 and currently employs 150 people
at this site alone.
A
further 50-strong team in the fields of research and development
and plant planning is also based in Munich. The new building will
be constructed along the same lines as the existing plant.
Further details about: Avancis
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