centrotherm photovoltaics very satisfied with trade fair in Valencia

- Orders total around EUR 70 million
- Particularly strong feedback
from growth market of India
- High demand for integrated factory
and new optical measurement systems
confirms Group strategy

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Blaubeuren (euro adhoc) - centrotherm photovoltaics very satisfied
with trade fair in Valencia

- Orders total around EUR 70 million - Particularly strong feedback
from growth market of India - High demand for integrated factory and
new optical measurement systems confirms Group strategy

Blaubeuren, September 17, 2008 - "The trade fair in Valencia was a
very successful one for us," noted Robert Hartung, Spokesman for the
Management Board of centrotherm photovoltaics AG. As with other
companies in the photovoltaics supply sector, the company is assuming
the market will continue to register good growth. Robert Hartung
continued: "Major interest in our products, consultancy services, and
technology has fed through to a number of orders." In the core solar
cell business alone, where centrotherm photovoltaics offers equipment
and technology for the production of solar cells, orders and
declarations of intent with a total value of around EUR 50 million
were signed at this year's European Photovoltaic Solar Energy
Conference and Exhibition (Valencia, Spain, September 1 to 4, 2008).

Demand also continues at an unabatedly high level in the high-growth
solar silicon area: Engineering orders with a total volume of around
EUR 20 million were signed and agreed in Valencia. These customers
were mainly from the growth market of India, as well as Eastern
Europe. Besides India, where there is a particularly high degree of
interest in equipment and technology to produce polysilicon and
thin-film modules, the company is generally registering strong demand
from China, Taiwan, and Malaysia. "We have managed to continuously
reinforce our strong position in the Asian market," said Robert
Hartung. centrotherm photovoltaics already generates around 65
percent of its total sales in the Asian region. Hartung continued:
"We also identify the greatest growth potential in this region in the
medium term."

The high-performance optical measurement systems, which deliver
sustained quality control and improvements in the production of
wafers, solar cells, and modules, and which were presented for the
first time at the trade fair, also encountered a very positive
response from customers. The "GP Solar Inspect" product line is the
result of in-house research and development, and is mainly based on
work conducted at GP Solar GmbH, a company which centrotherm
photovoltaics has owned in its entirety since May this year. "With
our strong cell business, we have an excellent basis to continuously
expand our range of services along the solar value-creation chain,"
explained Hartung. "Its success confirms our strategy of integrating
key equipment and technology into the Group in order to expand our
position of technological leadership." Major interest in integrated
factories also confirms this approach. With the full takeover of
SolMic GmbH, which was put in train in August 2008, centrotherm
photovoltaics is fully bundling technology and plant engineering
under one roof, and is strengthening its expertise in the area of
fully integrated solar factories. Hartung went on to comment: "We
received highly positive feedback on this topic in Valencia, and we
shall continue the conversations we started over the coming weeks."

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Further inquiry note:

centrotherm photovoltaics AG corporate 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

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