Dutch fabricator Sif has officially opened its new assembly and coating plant at the Maasvlakte 2 terminal at the Port of Rotterdam in the Netherlands.
The facility features two production lines that can produce four complete monopiles a week and will increase the company’s annual capacity from 225 kilotonnes to 300 kilotonnes.
It can also accommodate the simultaneous loading of two installation vessels with monopiles and transition pieces.
In his speech at the opening ceremony, Dutch Economic Affairs Minister Henk Kamp said: “Sif has undergone remarkable growth and development and helped to ensure that the need for subsidies for building offshore wind turbines will be eliminated within the next few years.”
Image: Sif’s new facility at the Port of Rotterdam (Sif Group)
Sif opens new Rotterdam plant
Two monopile production lines will boost Dutch fabricator's capacity
By EBS