Q-Cells-Corporate News

Thalheim, June 12, 2006 – The largest shareholder in Q-Cells AG, Good Energies Investments B.V., Amsterdam, has increased its shareholding in Q-Cells AG from 16.39 % to 25.96 %. The share purchases confirm Good Energies´ confidence i...

Thalheim, June 5, 2006 – Q-Cells AG (QCE; WKN 555866) announces the increase of its shareholding in EverQ GmbH, a joint venture with Evergreen Solar Inc., Marlboro, USA (Evergreen) and Renewable Energy Corporation ASA, Høvik, Norway ...

Sales + 117 %, net income + 159 %

• Production increase of 80 % over Q1 2005
• Sales rise of 116 %
• Net income increases even more in first quarter: 138 % over Q1 2005
• Significant growth expected in sales and earnings in 2006
• Production capacities will be further expanded in 2006
• Secure supply of silicon wafers over the next few years will aid growth

Sales up 116%, net income up 138

German solar company seeks to achieve at least 50 percent growth in sales and net income

• Output more than doubled on previous year
• Sales surge by 132 percent year on year
• Net income jumps by 233 percent compared with 2004
• Expansion of production capacities in core business and at affiliates is proceeding according to plan
• 767 employees at end of 2005

Thalheim, February 28, 2006: Q-Cells AG (QCE; WKN 555866) has published its preliminary full-year results for 2005 (with the Group reporting to IFRS for the first time). Sales surged by 132% to €299.4 million (2004: €128.7 million). ...

• World's largest group-independent manufacturer of solar cells strengthens presence in fast-growing Asian market

Thalheim, Germany, 16 January 2006 - CSG Solar AG, based in Thalheim near Bitterfeld (Sachsen-Anhalt), announced the signing of long-term agreements for supply of CSG solar modules with Blitzstrom GmbH, specialist for innovative...