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Roth & Rau receives orders worth Euro 74.3 million in the first five months of 2007

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Roth & Rau receives orders worth Euro 74.3 million in the first five months
of 2007

Hohenstein-Ernstthal, 13 June 2007 – Demand for Roth & Rau equipment,
especially for the solar industry, continues to rise unabatedly. The
company has received orders worth Euro 42.1 million since the end of the
first quarter. The total volume of incoming orders in the first five months
therefore amounts to Euro 74.3 million (equivalent period in previous year:
Euro 15.9 million).

While the orders received in the equivalent period in the previous year
were mostly generated by the antireflective coating facilities business and
the plasma and ion beam technology business division, the orders placed in
the first five months of 2007 already include two turnkey production lines
with a combined volume of Euro 32.4 million. Moreover, the antireflective
coating facilities in the SiNA® series, the main product of Roth & Rau AG,
remain in high demand. Particularly worthy of mention in this respect is
the order for six facilities of the SiNA® L type with a total volume of
Euro 7.15 million placed by Trina Solar Ltd. based in Changzhou, China.
This integrated solar module manufacturer, which reported sales of USD
114.5 million in the 2006 financial year, ordered another six facilities
and will be able to commence operations with them at its production
location in Changzhou by the end of 2007 already. 'As well as winning
follow-on orders from existing customers, we also succeeded in recent
months in convincing new customers of the merits of our facilities, our
technological expertise and our service focus,' commented Dr. Dietmar Roth,
CEO of Roth & Rau AG. 'We are able to respond flexibly to individual
customer requirements not only with regard to the further development and
optimisation of our facilities, but also in terms of customer service and
installation on location.'

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 13.06.2007

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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