EANS-News: centrotherm SiTec continues its success path in the silicon business: "First Silicon Out" at state operation China Guodian Corporation

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Blaubeuren (euro adhoc) - September 30, 2010 - centrotherm SiTec GmbH
is underscoring its leading market position with the commissioning of
a further major polysilicon production facility. The photovoltaics
specialists from Blaubeuren designed a high-performance manufacturing
facility with an annual production capacity of 2,500 tonnes, and a
further upgrade option, for the Guodian Ningxia Solar Co. subsidiary
of state operation China Guodian Corporation. The quality of the
polysilicon produced on First Silicon Out (FSO) exceeds standard
sector expectations.

Guodian, one of China's largest conventional energy generation
companies, is diversifying into renewable energies, and has opted
entirely for the development, technology and equipment know-how for
polysilicon manufacturing available from centrotherm SiTec, a company
in which the centrotherm Group bundles its silicon expertise. This
100 percent subsidiary of centrotherm photovoltaics AG was
responsible for the entire factory planning, and supplied the basic
engineering, process know-how, and reactors and converters that are
required for silicon manufacturing.

"This very ambitious and demanding project is distinguished
particularly by the fact that the factory must satisfy two different
product quality requirements - not only the high quality grade for
solar cells, but also the even higher quality standard for the
microelectronics", comments Dr. Albrecht Mozer, Managing Director of
centrotherm SiTec. "In addition, the FSO deadline was reached at an
express rate within two and a quarter years, significantly faster
than comparable projects in the industry."

Around six weeks ago, the company reported on the largest FSO in its
company's history at Taiwan PolySilicon Corp. (TPSI), with an annual
production capacity of 5,000 tonnes, and an upgrade option to 8,000
tonnes. Current global polysilicon production volume is around
100,000 to 110,000 tonnes per year. In terms of reactors and
converters, the key equipment for polysilicon manufacturing,
centrotherm SiTec has a global market share of around 40 percent, and
an even higher share in terms of complete factory design.

About centrotherm photovoltaics AG centrotherm photovoltaics AG,
which is based at Blaubeuren, is the world's leading technology and
equipment provider for the photovoltaics sector. The company equips
well-known solar companies and new sector entrants with turnkey
production lines and single equipment to manufacture silicon,
crystalline solar cells and thin film modules. As a consequence, the
Group possesses a broad and well-founded technological basis, as well
as key equipment at practically all steps of the photovoltaics value
chain. centrotherm photovoltaics guarantees its customers important
performance parameters such as production capacity, efficiencies, and
completion deadlines. The Group employs over 1,300 staff members, and
operates in Europe, Asia and the USA. centrotherm photovoltaics
achieved revenue in the 2009 financial year of EUR 509.1 million,
EBIT of EUR 37.2 million, and is listed in the TecDax of the
Frankfurt Securities Exchange.

Contact:
Saskia Feil
Senior Manager Investor & Public Relations
Tel: +49 7344 918-8890
E-mail: saskia.feil@centrotherm.de

Dr. Torsten Knödler
Manager Public Relations
Tel: +49 7344 918-8898
E-mail: torsten.knoedler@centrotherm.de

Christina Siebels, Britta Cirkel
HOSCHKE & CONSORTEN Public Relations GmbH
Tel: +49 40 3690 50-58 /-56,
E-mail: c.siebels@hoschke.de; b.cirkel@hoschke.de

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Further inquiry note:

Dr. Torsten Knödler

Manager Public Relations

Tel.: 07344 - 918-8898

E-Mail: torsten.knoedler@centrotherm.de

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