centrotherm photovoltaics AG wins major order in Portugal

• Exclusive master agreement with QIMONDA for Itarion Solar Lda

• Growth strategy confirmed

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Blaubeuren (euro adhoc) - Blaubeuren, June 30, 2008 - centrotherm
photovoltaics AG is concluding an exclusive agreement with QIMONDA
for Itarion Solar Lda. The recently formed joint-venture between
QIMONDA and the CENTROSOLAR Group is planning to create production
facilities for silicon-based solar cells at Vila do Conde in
Portugal. In doing so, Itarion is relying on expertise from
Blaubeuren: the master agreement with centrotherm photovoltaics AG,
as a leading supplier of technology and services for the
manufacturing of solar cells and solar silicon, envisages the
delivery of turnkey production lines. This major order includes
several lines with a project planning period of two years and
guaranteed levels of cell efficiency and production capacity.
Delivery of the first line will prospectively be in early 2009. "We
are pleased to accompany QIMONDA and the CENTROSOLAR Group in their
entry into solar cell production, and to provide a basis for
cost-efficient production of solar cells with our technology and
know-how," commented Hans Autenrieth, Management Board member of
centrotherm photovoltaics AG. "The order in Portugal confirms our
growth strategy. Together with the other orders we have won over
recent months, it proves that we have positioned ourselves
successfully in the South European growth market."

About centrotherm photovoltaics AG centrotherm photovoltaics AG,
which is based at Blaubeuren, is one of the world's leading
technology and service-providers for the manufacturing of solar cells
and solar silicon. The broad product spectrum comprises key equipment
and turnkey production lines for crystalline and thin-film solar
cells. The product range is supplemented by reactors and converters
for the manufacturing of solar silicon. centrotherm photovoltaics
guarantees its customers important performance parameters such as
production capacity, degree of efficacy, and completion deadlines for
turnkey lines. The centrotherm photovoltaics Group currently employs
330 staff members at its locations in Blaubeuren, Burghausen,
Constance, and Dresden, and operates globally in Europe, Asia, and
the USA. The company achieved revenue in the last financial year of
EUR166.2 million, EBIT of EUR21.1 million, and is listed in the
TecDax of the Frankfurt Securities Exchange.

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Further inquiry note:

Company contact:

Saskia Schultz-Ebert

Senior Manager Investor Relations

Tel: +49 7344 918-8890

E-mail: saskia.schultz-ebert@centrotherm.de

Press contact:

Christina Siebels, Grit Pauli

HOSCHKE & CONSORTEN Public Relations GmbH

Tel: +49 40 3690 50-58 /-31

E-mail: c.siebels@hoschke.de; g.pauli@hoschke.de

Branche: Energy
ISIN: DE000A0JMMN2
WKN: A0JMMN
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