Order for SCHOTT Solar from Japan: FUJIPREAM orders solar cells for 17.5 megawatt (MW) nominal power

Alzenau, Tokyo 29 May 2008 – SCHOTT Solar got an important order from one of Asia’s photovoltaic key markets: The Japanese FUJIPREAM Corporation will use in the future high quality products from the SmartSolarFab® of the German manufacturer. The contract includes that SCHOTT Solar will deliver to the “Clean Eco Energy” business unit of this growing electronic company from the third quarter of this year until the year 2011 multi-crystalline 6-inch solar cells. The total volume will be 17.5 megawatt nominal power. In addition the option for doubling the quantities has been included.

The business unit „Clean Eco Energy“ of FUJIPREAM manufactures and sells solar modules, which are mainly used for big buildings, complete systems for generating solar power, solar-powered emergency and diode lights, as well as insulating glass. The long-term agreement with SCHOTT Solar ensures for the company stable material supply, which is a prerequisite for the expansion plans: For the module production FUJIPREAM can plan in the next for years with reliable deliveries of solar cells, which fulfill high quality requirements.

„As a manufacturer of high-end electronic products we do not consider only the price, when selecting our suppliers, but seek to establish a long-term, reliable relationship with trustable partners”, emphasizes Mr. Hisashi Shibuya, General manager of the Solar Create Division from FUJIPREAM Corp.: “SCHOTT is directly present in Japan with a sales office and fulfills exactly the requirements which we have for the expansion of our module production: high product quality and reliability.”

„The long-term agreement with FUJIPREAM is another mile stone for the internationalization strategy of SCHOTT Solar. Japan is like Germany one of the leading countries for the production of solar cells and solar modules. In order to stay competitive in the long run, we plan to be present and successful also in the home markets of some of our most important competitors”, explains Andreas Hahn, Sales Director for Asia, Africa, Pacific in SCHOTT Solar. “The trust from FUJIPREAM in our company shows again which reputation our solar cells have in the world. We are happy that we have found with FUJIPREAM a partner which secures for us in the long run access to the Japanese photovoltaic market, because we are convinced that Japan will also play in the future a decisive role in solar technology.