Fuhrländer intends to build a manufacturing plant near Butte, Montana, USA to assemble wind turbines for wind power machines, Gov. Brian Schweitzer and the chief executive officer of Fuhrlander AG announced.

Construction of the US$ 25 million plant will begin this fall at a 40-acre site about five miles southwest of Butte. The factory is expected to be open next year. The plant will employ 150 people, many of them electricians and welders. There is the possibility that the Butte plant could be expanded in the future to manufacture the 150-foot-long blades on wind machines. If that happens, it could create 600 additional jobs.