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SINGULUS and Q-Cells Sign Cooperation Agreement
Kahl am Main, March 19, 2008 - SINGULUS TECHNOLOGIES (SINGULUS), Kahl/Main,
and the globally leading producer of solar cells, Q-Cells AG,
Bitterfeld-Wolfen, signed today a cooperation agreement for the
development, the assembly and the qualification of a new coating machine
for the production of crystalline solar cells.
The goal of the cooperation is the introduction of a new machine concept to
improve the anti-reflective and passivation characteristics of
mono-crystalline and poly-crystalline solar wafers. With a coating station,
which will be fully integrated into the production line, the productivity
will be improved and production costs reduced. At the same time, the
anti-reflective layer applied in vacuum will increase the energy efficiency
of the cells.
Q-Cells will contribute its production know-how into the cooperation and
qualify the first machine under production conditions as soon as the end of
2008. SINGULUS will transfer its automation and coating technology for the
mass production of CDs and DVDs to the solar cell manufacturing.
Short profile SINGULUS TECHNOLOGIES
SINGULUS TECHNOLOGIES is market leader for optical disc production lines
and is the only supplier worldwide to cover the entire product range:
mastering, molding and replication lines.
In addition to the further development of the core activities of Optical
Disc, the diversification into new work areas is the most important
challenge.
With the acquisition of the STANGL Semiconductor Equipment AG SINGULUS
successfully entered the solar equipment market. The new business area
Solar will be strongly expanded in the next couple of years.
SINGULUS TECHNOLOGIES AG, Hanauer Landstraße 103,
D-63796 Kahl/Main, ISIN: DE0007238909, WKN: 723890
For further information please contact:
Maren Schuster, Head of Investor Relations, Tel.: + 49 (0) 6188 440 612
Bernhard Krause, Corporate Communications
SINGULUS TECHNOLOGIES AG, Tel.: Tel.: + 49 (0) 6181 9828020
19.03.2008 Financial News transmitted by DGAP
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Language: English
Issuer: SINGULUS TECHNOLOGIES AG
Hanauer Landstrasse 103
63796 Kahl am Main
Deutschland
Phone: +49 (0)6188 440-105
Fax: +49 (0)6188 440-110
E-mail: maren.schuster@singulus.de
Internet: www.singulus.de
ISIN: DE0007238909
WKN: 723890
Listed: Regulierter Markt in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Freiverkehr
in Berlin, Stuttgart, München, Hamburg, Düsseldorf
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