Oct 4, 2016
East to West: Chinese company sets up shop in El Paso
EL PASO – PGTEX has established a manufacturing operation on the city's far east side. This is the first North American facility for the Chinese company, which manufactures materials for the wind power...
EL PASO – PGTEX has established a manufacturing operation on the city’s far east side. This is the first North American facility for the Chinese company, which manufactures materials for the wind power industry.
The company has leased a 50,320-sf facility at 12135 Esther Lama and expects to triple in size by 2020.
According to company spokesperson Sharon Xue, the company has invested $6.7 million in the facility and will invest an additional $11 million over the next four years to keep up with growth in North America’s renewable energy market.
PGTEX will employ 150 in El Paso by 2020. Most will be hired from the region.
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