centrotherm photovoltaics AG is one of the world’s leading providers of technology and services for the photovoltaics industry.

We equip well-known solar companies as well as new entrants with turnkey production lines and key equipment for the manufacturing of crystalline solar cells and thin film modules.

Our product and services portfolio starts at the early stage of producing silicon as a raw material. It ranges from the planning of silicon factories and engineering, on to silicon production equipment and systems, and all the way through to ingoting and wafering. Consequently, the Group commands an extensive, in-depth technology foundation at practically all steps of the photovoltaics value-creation chain. We guarantee important performance parameters such as production capacity, degree of efficiency, and on-time delivery for our customers’ turnkey lines.

We operate globally, and employ over 1,000 members of staff at our headquarters in Blaubeuren, as well as in Constance, Dresden, Burghausen, Abensberg and our branches in Asia, Europe, and the USA.

centrotherm photovoltaics AG achieved revenue in the 2008 financial year of EUR 375 million, EBIT of EUR 56 million*, and is listed in the TecDax of the Frankfurt Securities Exchange. (*preliminary figures before purchase price allocation)