Roth & Rau AG / Key word(s): Miscellaneous16.09.2010 11:48---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Roth & Rau opens EVA plant in Italy- Expansion of service activities in photovoltaics business Hohenstein-Ernstthal, 15 September 2010 - Roth & Rau Italy S.r.l., asubsidiary of the German company Roth & Rau AG, this week inaugurated aproduction line for ethyl-vinyl-acetate (EVA) foils in the Italian city ofMonza. EVA foils are used to laminate solar cells when assembling solarmodules so as to protect the cells from environmental influences. The newproduction plant is one of the most modern across the whole of Europe andhas an annual production capacity of 5 million square metres. The plant isto be operated in three shifts from October 2010 already. Roth & Rau isthus expanding its market position in Italy. Roth & Rau Italy already has avery high share of EVA foil sales in the Italian PV market. By developingits own production facilities, Roth & Rau Italy will be able to reactfaster to its customers' needs. Furthermore, the company is planning toexpand its sales activities, especially in Southern Europe.'We have invested around Euro 2.5 million in the new EVA productionfacility in Italy', commented Dr. Dietmar Roth, CEO of Roth & Rau AG. 'Thisway, we intend to further boost our position in the Italian market. What'smore, we have also taken a major step forward within our strategy of notonly supplying pure equipment, but also offering a greater range of serviceactivities in our photovoltaics business.'About Roth & Rau AG:Roth & Rau AG, based in Hohenstein-Ernstthal, has been one of the world'sleading suppliers of production equipment and innovative productiontechnologies for the photovoltaics industry for more than 10 years now. Inits photovoltaics segment, Roth & Rau focuses on providing antireflectivecoating systems and turnkey production lines for use in the manufacture ofcrystalline silicon solar cells. Further products include thermalprocessing systems also used in the manufacture of crystalline siliconsolar cells, as well as coating systems and turnkey production lines forthe manufacture of thin film solar modules. Roth & Rau MicroSystems, asubsidiary located in the Wüstenbrand district, develops and producesprocess systems for plasma and ion beam enhanced thin film and surfaceprocessing methods tailored to customers' specific needs. The customersserved by this division particularly include companies in the semiconductorindustry, R&D departments in various other industrial sectors, researchinstitutes and universities. The portfolio of the Roth & Rau Group issupplemented by software products in the field of systems management,production monitoring and maintenance and service offerings.Contact:Roth & Rau AGProf. Dr. Silvia Roth Tel.: +49 (0) 3723/6685-333E-Mail: investor@roth-rau.de Haubrok Investor Relations GmbHSimone GornyTel.: +49 (0) 211/17183537E-Mail: s.gorny@haubrok.de16.09.2010 Dissemination of a Corporate News, transmitted by DGAP - a company of EquityStory AG.The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.DGAP's Distribution Services include Regulatory Announcements, Financial/Corporate News and Press Releases.Media archive at www.dgap-medientreff.de and www.dgap.de--------------------------------------------------------------------------- Language: EnglishCompany: Roth & Rau AG An der Baumschule 6-8 09337 Hohenstein-Ernstthal DeutschlandPhone: 03723 6685-0Fax: 03723 6685-100E-mail: info@roth-rau.deInternet: www.roth-rau.deISIN: DE000A0JCZ51WKN: A0JCZ5Indices: TecDAXListed: Regulierter Markt in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Freiverkehr in München, Düsseldorf, Berlin, Stuttgart End of Announcement DGAP News-Service ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
