Ilsenburger Grobblech GmbH (ILG), a subsidiary of the Germany-based steelmaker Salzgitter Group, has won the contract from AMBAU GmbH for the delivery of around 70,000 mt of heavy plate for the Meerwind Offshore Wind Park to be located 50 km off the German coast in the North Sea.
As from October, ILG will be delivering 1,700 mt of plate per week and the plate to be supplied by ILG will be used for the foundation structures of the Meerwind Süd and Meerwind Ost offshore wind parks. The foundation structures will be manufactured in all five AMBAU plants from November 1, 2011 onwards.
The start of construction has been scheduled for the end of 2012 and commissioning will take place at the end of 2013.