Meyer Burger strengthens its presence in Germany with a new customer service and research & technology facility in the New Federal States.

Meyer Burger strengthens its presence in Germany with a new customer service and research & technology facility in the New Federal States.

Meyer Burger Services GmbH, a 100% corporate affiliate of Meyer Burger Technology Ltd, is relocating its headquarters to Halle (Saale) in the New Federal States. In addition to the customer service Meyer Burger Services GmbH will carry out an increasing amount of research and development work in the slicing of hard and brittle crystalline material such as silicon, sapphire and other high-grade materials at the new headquarters.

Meyer Burger Technology Ltd (SIX Swiss Exchange: MBTN) announced today that the Meyer Burger Services GmbH, a member of the Meyer Burger Group, is relocating its headquarters to Halle (Saale) in Germany’s New Federal States as part of the current expansion of the global distribution and service network. In addition to the customer service Meyer Burger Services GmbH will carry out an increasing amount of research and development work in the slicing of hard and brittle crystalline material such as silicon, sapphire and other high-grade materials at the new headquarters. Halle will therefore become the new centre of excellence for research & development and customer service for customers located in Central and Eastern Germany.

In the future those core skills required for slicing sapphire crystals will be boosted at the new facility in addition to continuing to develop the core skills required for slicing silicon crystals. By doing this, Meyer Burger will benefit from the integration of the single western European slicing experts for sapphire crystals, sawate GmbH. Sapphire is used as the substrate for high-grade, energy-saving LEDs and for high-frequency circuitry in mobile communications.

For the town and region of Halle (Saale) and for the state of Saxony-Anhalt, the arrival of Meyer Burger means the retention and expansion of attractive and sustainable jobs in the high-tech sector of the solar industry and in the testing of processes for reducing the manufacturing costs of crystalline wafers.

For further information, please contact:

Werner Buchholz, Head of Corporate Communications                        

+41 33 439 05 06 - w.buchholz@meyerburger.ch   

About Meyer Burger Technology Ltd

www.meyerburger.ch

Meyer Burger Technology Ltd is a leading and globally active technology group for innovative systems and processes for cutting and handling crystalline and other high-grade materials.

The machines, competences and technologies of the different companies in the group are used in the solar industry (photovoltaics), semi-conductor and optical industry. The thinnest wafers made from silicon, sapphire or other crystals are required in these three markets to manufacture solar modules, switching circuits or high-performance LEDs. The group’s core competencies are made up of a whole range of production processes, machines and systems that are used within the value chain in the manufacture of high quality wafers. The comprehensive range of products is complemented by a worldwide service network with wear and tear parts, consumables, re-grooving service, process know-how, servicing, after-sales service, training and other services. As a globally active company, the group is represented in Europe, Asia and North America in the respective key markets.

Meyer Burger has its headquarters and the production facility of Meyer Burger Ltd in Switzerland, while the  group companies, Meyer Burger Automation GmbH, Hennecke Systems GmbH and AMB Apparate + Maschinenbau GmbH, have their headquarters and production facilities in Germany. The group also has subsidiaries in China and Japan, and service centres in Germany and the Philippines, which are all represented by its own staff on-site. In Taiwan and the USA, Meyer Burger works with independent sales and service partners that are part of Meyer Burger’s global service network. In other important countries the company relies on selected independent agents. Meyer Burger employed more than 470 staff worldwide by end of June 2008.

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