Kineco Exel Composites India (KECI), a joint venture between Exel Composites and Kineco Group, has reached full-scale production capacity at its new Banda facility dedicated to carbon fiber components for the wind energy sector. After extensive testing through 2024 and 2025, the plant is now fully operational with specialized pultrusion lines manufacturing carbon fiber flats for turbine blades.

Designed for high-volume output, the facility marks a significant expansion of Exel s global composite manufacturing footprint. The first customer approvals have been completed, and shipments of carbon fiber flats, used as structural reinforcements such as spar caps are now underway to major turbine manufacturers in India.

The move aligns with India s accelerating renewable energy growth, as the country added 4.15 GW of wind capacity in 2024, taking the total to 50 GW. Reaching volume production capacity in India marks a leap in our long-term plans to support the wind industry, said Kari Loukola, Executive Vice President, Industrial Solutions at Exel Composites. By localizing our pultrusion capabilities, we can deliver high-performance components closer to the point of use.

Following a  10 million order from a South Asian manufacturer last year, KECI s Banda plant will focus primarily on wind components, including flats, joiners, and bolt fixtures, further strengthening India s wind energy supply chain. This is what our customers have been waiting for, said Rohit Verlekar, COO at KECI.  Locally made, IEC 61400-5 certified products delivered at volume.

With production now ramped up, KECI s advanced carbon fiber solutions are set to support the next generation of larger, more efficient wind turbines built in India.