ASM Offshore Starts Test Runs

Business & Finance

Portugal-based ASM Industries has started test operations at the company’s new industrial unit dedicated to the production of offshore wind towers and foundations – ASM Offshore.

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The test phase has an expected duration of two months during which ASM Industries is undertaking the calibration and commissioning of the manufacturing equipment in preparation for the ramp-up of the production.

The new industrial infrastructure covers a total area of about 72,000m² in the Logistics and Industrial Activities Zone of the Port of Aveiro (ZALI). The fabrication area is occupying some 22,000m² and 46,000m² is earmarked to accommodate the storage area.

The project represents an investment of EUR 29 million, supported by co-financing of the Compete 2020 / Portugal 2020 program / European Structural and Development Funds of the European Union.