- Schletter Group expanding manufacturing capacity within Europe with a new Turkey fab
- With 1 GW annual production capacity, it will primarily cater to Europe, the Middle East, Africa and the Americas
- Initially, it will roll out mounting systems for ground mounted installations and later add rooftop solutions as well
- Schletter has also opened a new warehouse in Northern Germany to help bring down its delivery times for customers in Scandinavia, Great Britain and Benelux nations
Germany headquartered solar mounting systems producer Schletter Group is building 1 GW manufacturing factory in Turkey’s Dilovasi near Istanbul, scheduled for commercial operations in April 2023 to produce racking systems for ground mounted PV power plants initially.
The new Turkey fab is, equipped with state-of-the-art machinery, will also start producing mounting systems for the rooftop solar segment.
Schletter said it primarily targets to cater to markets in Europe, the Middle East, Africa and the Americas. “With our new plant in Türkiye, we are not only significantly increasing our production capacity, but also placing our production on a broader basis,” said Schletter Group CEO Florian Roos. “With this diversified and efficient supply chain, we can react very agilely to the requirements of our customers in the project business.”
Outside of Germany, Schletter also operates a manufacturing facility in China’s Shanghai since 2010. Dilovasi close to Istanbul is situated at the ‘border’ of Asia and Europe.
In addition, the company has also announced commissioning a new warehouse in Northern Germany having a storage area of about 12,000 sq. mtr. Calling it a central logistics center for Northern Europe, this will enable Schletter to supply much faster to its customers in Scandinavia, Great Britain and Benelux nations. It will help bring down delivery times for its products, added COO Ralf Maus.
TaiyangNews report on New Solar Products Overview 9M/2022 covered Schletter Group’s mounting solutions range in depth (see Schletter’s Material Optimized Mounting Solutions).
