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Mar 15, 2007

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Corporate | 15 March 2007 09:42

Roth & Rau reports incoming orders of Euro 27.2 million in the first two months of 2007

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Roth & Rau reports incoming orders of Euro 27.2 million in the
first two months of 2007

Hohenstein-Ernstthal, 15 March 2007 – The new financial year at Roth & Rau
AG has begun with a record level of incoming orders. In the first two
months alone the company already received new orders with a total volume of
EUR 27,180k. Incoming orders are thus 260% ahead of the orders received in
the whole first quarter of the previous year (EUR 7,500k).

New orders were received by both the photovoltaic division and the ion beam
technology division, with by far the larger share traditionally involving
photovoltaics. Demand for the SiNA antireflective coating facility series
is continuing to develop extremely positively. With the assistance of this
facility, a coating is applied to the solar cells which reduces light
reflection and thus increases the effectiveness of the cells. A total of
six SiNA facilities were ordered in the first two months of the year. The
respective clients are from Asia, the USA and Norway. 'The consistent
optimisation of our SiNA facilities enables us at all times to offer
state-of-the-art technology to our customers', commented Dr. Dietmar Roth,
CEO der Roth & Rau AG.

The business with turnkey production lines for the inexpensive mass
production of silicon solar cells (turnkey projects) is also gaining in
momentum. In the new year the company has already succeeded in acquiring a
further order for the supply of a turnkey line amounting to EUR 12,150k.
The client is Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. based in Korea. This
conglomerate generated sales of USD 10.2 billion in 2005. The installation
of the facilities is due to begin in December 2007. The project is expected
to be completed by the end of the second quarter of 2008 and will mainly be
reflected in the 2008 sales figures.

Various orders have been received for the plasma and ion beam technology
division, mainly focusing on research and development facilities. The
clients in this area largely involved research institutes in Germany, India
and Taiwan.

About Roth & Rau AG:
Roth & Rau AG (ISIN DE000A0JCZ51) develops and manufactures equipment and
process systems on the basis of plasma and ion beam technology and supplies
these to a global customer base in a wide variety of sectors. Roth & Rau’s
photovoltaic business field focuses on providing antireflective coating
facilities for crystalline silicon solar cells. With a global market share
(excluding Japan) of around 60 %, Roth & Rau is the global market leader in
this area. The company’s second business field of plasma and ion beam
technology, which accounted for around 15 % of total sales in the past
financial year, develops equipment for the semiconductor and automotive
industries, as well as for research and development in various
sectors.

Contact:
Haubrok Investor Relations GmbH
Simone Gorny
Kaistraße 16
40221 Düsseldorf
Tel.: +49 (0) 211/30126-130
Fax: +49 (0)211/30126-172
E-Mail: s.gorny@haubrok.de

DGAP 15.03.2007

Language: English
Issuer: Roth & Rau AG
Gewerbering 3 OT Wüstenbrand
09337 Hohenstein-Ernstthal Deutschland
Phone: 0372349880
Fax: 03723 498825
E-mail: silvia.roth@roth-rau.de
www: www.roth-rau.de
ISIN: DE000A0JCZ51
WKN: A0JCZ5
Indices:
Listed: Freiverkehr in Berlin-Bremen, Düsseldorf, München, Stuttgart;
Entry Standard in Frankfurt

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