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Company Information/Cumerio

03.07.2007

Vienna, 3 July 2007: A-TEC Industries (ISIN AT00000ATEC9) discloses
today the holding of 20.9% or respectively 5,374,383 shares of the
Belgium copper producer Cumerio S.A. (ISIN BE0003819365). The stake
increased from 17.5% previously announced to 20.9%.

A-TEC Industries considers the acquisition of its shareholding in
Cumerio as a long-term strategic investment in one of Europe's
leaders in the copper industry, which is going through a process of
consolidation. A-TEC Industries believes that Cumerio can play a
major role in this process and wants itself to be closely involved in
the creation of a newly consolidated European copper conglomerate,
dedicated to be a strong competitor in the global market place.
Therefore, A-TEC Industries currently intends to remain a significant
shareholder of Cumerio and may want to further accumulate its
shareholding. A-TEC Industries is also exploring closer relationships
with the copper mining industry to create better supply security and
additional operational business synergies. Taking into account its
position in Norddeutsche Affinerie AG, A-TEC Industries sees good
potential to involve this group as well in such an endeavour.

About Cumerio S.A.: Cumerio SA is listed on the Euronext stock
exchange in Brussels and is one of the leading companies in smelting,
refining, recycling and transformation of copper in Europe. Cumerio
SA is headquartered in Brussels and has industrial operations in
Belgium, Bulgaria, Italy and Switzerland. Cumerio S.A. generated a
turnover in 2006 of some EUR 3.4 bn and as at 31 December 2006,
Cumerio S.A. employed some 1,450 people.

About A-TEC Industries AG: Vienna listed A-TEC Industries AG is a
Vienna-based international industrial group with successful
operations in drive systems, plant engineering, machine tools and
metallurgy. The Group currently employs around 11,000 people, and the
financial results for 2006 show sales revenues of EUR 1.6 bn.

end of announcement euro adhoc 03.07.2007 19:10:02
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Gerald Wechselauer
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Phone: +43 1 22760 - 130
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Email: gerald.wechselauer@a-tecindustries.com
www.a-tecindustries.com

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