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Roth&Rau AG presses ahead with focus on single equipment business
24.08.2011 / 13:42
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Roth&Rau AG presses ahead with focus on single equipment business
- Sale of Roth&Rau CTF Solar GmbH to Chinese manufacturer
- Additional sale of cadmium telluride coating system
Hohenstein-Ernstthal, 24 August 2011 - Roth&Rau AG has sold all of the
shares in Roth&Rau CTF Solar GmbH (CTF) to a Chinese investor. The two
parties have agreed to maintain confidentiality concerning the purchase
price. Roth&Rau is thus also taking leave of its technology for
manufacturing thin film solar modules on a cadmium telluride basis (CdTe).
Roth&Rau has at the same time sold a coating system for the deposition of
cadmium sulphide and cadmium telluride absorber films to the Chinese
investor. This system is to be supplied at the beginning of the third
quarter of 2012. Roth&Rau will subsequently accompany the project through
the ramp-up stage and in its further technological development. The project
is scheduled for completion by mid-2013.
By selling CTF, the company has consistently pressed ahead with
implementing the strategic realignment and resultant streamlining of its
product portfolio decided at the start of the year. Since the beginning of
2011, Roth&Rau has been offering its customers equipment and technology
packages referred to as 'system solutions', rather than products based on
the traditional turnkey concept. Explains Dr. Dietmar Roth, CEO of Roth&Rau AG: 'We have thus already got off to a successful start in the
crystalline silicon technology business. We will be consistently
maintaining the same course in our thin film business, focusing here as
well in future on our core competence in the field of coating equipment.
Cadmium telluride coating represents the key component in the production of
cadmium telluride solar modules. To date, we are the only company in the
world to offer this equipment and are thus superbly positioned to benefit
from growth in the cadmium telluride market. We have already agreed a
long-term cooperation with the acquirer of CTF.' Following the successful
completion of the pilot project, it is planned to supply a further four
coating systems.
About Roth&Rau AG:
Roth&Rau AG, based in Hohenstein-Ernstthal, has been one of the world's
leading suppliers of production equipment and innovative production
technologies for the photovoltaics industry for more than 10 years now. In
its photovoltaics segment, Roth&Rau focuses on providing antireflective
coating systems and a variety of advisory and technology transfer services
for the installation of complete production lines for use in the
manufacture of crystalline silicon solar cells. Further products include
thermal processing systems also used in the manufacture of crystalline
silicon solar cells, as well as coating systems and technological support
for the manufacture of thin film solar modules. Roth&Rau MicroSystems, a
subsidiary located in the Wüstenbrand district, develops and produces
process systems for plasma and ion beam enhanced thin film and surface
processing methods tailored to customers' specific needs. The customers
served by this division particularly include companies in the semiconductor
industry, R&D departments in various other industrial sectors, research
institutes and universities. The portfolio of the Roth&Rau Group is
supplemented by software products in the field of systems management,
production monitoring and maintenance and service offerings.
Contact:
Roth&Rau AG
Dr. Silvia Roth
Tel.: +49 (0) 3723/671-3333
E-mail: investor(at)roth-rau.de
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Company: Roth&Rau AG
An der Baumschule 6-8
09337 Hohenstein-Ernstthal
Germany
Phone: 03723 6685-0
Fax: 03723 6685-100
E-mail: info(at)roth-rau.de
Internet: www.roth-rau.de
ISIN: DE000A0JCZ51
WKN: A0JCZ5
Listed: Regulierter Markt in Frankfurt (Prime Standard);
Freiverkehr in Berlin, Düsseldorf, München, Stuttgart
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