Apple just invested in China’s largest wind-turbine maker to power its supply chain

Apple just invested in China’s largest wind-turbine maker to power its supply chain

What does an iPhone have in common with a wind turbine in rural China? Apple is behind them both. Apple has invested in four subsidiaries of Goldwind, China’s largest wind-turbine manufacturer. Each branch is located in a different province—Henan, Shandong, Shanxi, and Yunnan—and Apple will take a 30% stake in each, according to a Dec.…