EANS-News: Capital Market Day of centrotherm photovoltaics AG

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Blaubeuren (euro adhoc) - centrotherm photovoltaics Capital Market
Day Company provides insights into research and development
activities

Blaubeuren, April 29, 2009 - centrotherm photovoltaics AG once again
encountered strong interest at its second Capital Market Day. Around
30 institutional investors and analysts from both Germany and abroad
accepted an invitation to an exchange of information with the
Management Board of the technology and service provider for the
manufacturing of solar silicon, crystalline solar cells and CIGS thin
film solar modules. Topics discussed at the company's site at
Blaubeuren included market trends in the solar sector, and
centrotherm photovoltaics' research and development activities in the
areas of solar silicon, solar cells and thin film.

The company employs around 100 research and development staff.
Moreover, centrotherm photovoltaics is also engaged in close
cooperation with some of the world's leading photovoltaics research
institutes, as demonstrated by a film portraying current projects
conducted with the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE
in Constance. "Only those companies that remain technologically
innovative, and at the same time take cost-leadership for customers
as a serious issue, will be able to operate successfully on the
markets in the long term," explained Robert M. Hartung, CEO of
centrotherm photovoltaics AG. "Therefore it is our strategy to invest
in our own research and development department." In the course of a
series of presentations and discussions the company's management
explained how research and development is organized within the
company, how much is invested in these activities, and also outlined
the objectives for its individual business areas in terms of research
and development. centrotherm photovoltaics invested a total of EUR 17
million in research and development in 2008.

Experts from various business areas presented the topics on which
they are currently conducting research, and demonstrated the new
products that have been developed. The participants were particularly
interested in trends within the photovoltaic market, new thin film
technologies, future production concepts for solar cells and trends
in the silicon area. The company's guests responded extremely
positively to the event held in Blaubeuren, and were particularly
pleased with the opportunity to gain an insight into production, as
well as to speak directly with the company's management.

"Intensive dialogue with financial analysts and our investors is
extremely important to us," commented Oliver M. Albrecht, CFO of
centrotherm photovoltaics. "Consequently, we arranged this capital
market day program to include plenty of scope for discussion, and we
are very pleased that our visitors accepted our invitation to
dialogue."

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 Group employs over 1,000 staff members, and
operates in Europe, Asia and the USA. In the 2008 financial year,
centrotherm photovoltaics generated revenue of EUR 375 million and
EBIT of EUR 56 million*, and is listed in the TecDAX on the Frankfurt
Securities Exchange. (*before purchase price allocation)

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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
Börsen: Börse Frankfurt / regulated dealing/prime standard