Meyer Burger wins order for over CHF 25 million with a new customer in China

Meyer Burger Technology Ltd (SIX Swiss Exchange: MBTN) announced today that the group members Meyer Burger Ltd and Hennecke Systems GmbH succeeded in concluding a contract for the supply of high-tech slicing- and wafer- inspection systems with China’s second biggest cell manufacturer JA Solar Holdings Co., Ltd. For the expansion of its wafer production plant in Donghai, Jiangsu Province, from 120MW to 300MW in 2010, JA Solar relies on the highly advanced slicing- and inspection-systems of Meyer Burger Ltd and Hennecke Systems GmbH and puts its confidence in the technological leadership, the international experience and the reputation of the Meyer Burger Group. The completion of the facility is expected by the end of the year 2010.

JA Solar Holdings Co., Ltd. was established in 2005 and focuses on design, development, production and sales of high-performance solar power products. The company has built two state-of-the-art solar cell manufacturing facilities in Ningjin, Hebei Province and Yangzhou, Jiangsu Province with a total capacity of over 1 GW. The capacity of its multi- crystalline silicon wafer manufacturing facility in Donghai, Jiangsu Province is planned to reach 300 MW by the end of 2010. JA Solar Holdings is committed to the research and development of high efficiency crystalline solar cell and has developed a new type of solar cell with conversion efficiency of approximately 19% through advanced process development efforts.

Further informations:
Werner Buchholz Leiter Unternehmenskommunikation Tel +41 (0) 33 439 05 06 w.buchholz@meyerburger.ch

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