EANS-News: SMT Scharf AG presents new drive unit

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Hamm (euro adhoc) - Hamm, December 14, 2010 - SMT Scharf AG (German
Securities Code (WKN) 575198, ISIN DE0005751986), technology and
world market leader for rail-bound railway systems for the mining
sector, has developed a new drive unit. While the diesel engines for
the locomotives which SMT Scharf currently produces offer 80 kW and
more, the new unit is driven by a newly developed diesel engine which
offers 25 kW power.

The new drive unit means that the company has added a product to its
portfolio which functions as a shunting engine and which can travel
on the entire rail network in a mine. In contrast, the so-called
"shunting trolleys" previously used are connected to a stationary
hydraulic or pneumatic supply. These supply lines mean that their
movements are restricted. The opportunities for using the new unit
thus include, in particular, loading and unloading work as well as
the daily transportation of consumables for roadheading. Loads of up
to around 12 tons can be transported depending on the road´s
gradient.

The first new-type units are expected to be used by a Russian
customer in the first quarter of 2011 after these have successfully
been licensed. "We are very pleased that we have now successfully
completed developing this product and that we have already received
our first order for it from Russia. This is further proof for us that
the Russian mining sector has returned to its former on-track growth,
and that once again it ramps up its investments in transportation
equipment," commented Dr. Friedrich Trautwein, SMT Scharf AG´s CEO.

Trautwein believes that Russia and China will be the primary markets
for the new unit: "The engine´s flexibility and the broad range of
areas in which it can be used offer new customers in these countries
an excellent way to start using SMT Scharf´s rail-bound railway
technology."

Company profile

The SMT Scharf group develops, builds and maintains transportation
equipment for mining and tunneling. The main product area is
rail-bound railways which are used all over the world, primarily in
hard coal mines and underground mining for gold, platinum and other
metals. They are used to transport material and personnel with
working loads of up to 45 tons. Rail-bound railways are the only
means of underground transport that can be used on branching lines to
cope with inclines of more than 13 degrees. The SMT Scharf Group has
its own companies in Germany, Poland, Great Britain, South Africa,
China and Russia and additional dealerships. The railways that SMT
Scharf develops are characterized in particular by their
high-performance engines, great transport performance and low
operating and maintenance costs. SMT Scharf records more than 80% of
its revenue in high-growth foreign markets, such as Russia, China and
South Africa. Business with spare parts and repairs accounts for
around 40% of revenue. The entire market for underground transport
technology comprises EUR 5 billion to EUR 7 billion per year
according to the company´s estimates. SMT Scharf AG has been listed
in the Prime Standard (Regulated Market) of the Frankfurt Stock
Exchange since April 11, 2007.

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Branche: Machine Manufacturing
ISIN: DE0005751986
WKN: 575198
Index: CDAX, Classic All Share, Prime All Share
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