ZURICH, Suisse, October 2 /PRNewswire/ --

- Co-operation Sealed Between 3S Industries AG and the Swiss DKSH Group

3S Industries AG, worldwide providers of production equipment for the manufacture of solar modules, and the Swiss DKSH Group, the leading company in the field of Market Expansion Services with focus on Asia, are working together with immediate effect to expand in the markets of Korea and Taiwan. The partnership facilitates optimal support for existing and new customers in these two major growth markets of Asia.

DKSH Holding Ltd. and 3S Industries AG

The knowledge of the market, experience, local networks and comprehensive logistical services of DKSH Group, which is strongly anchored in Asia, will enable 3S Industries AG with its three subsidiaries Somont GmbH, 3S Swiss Solar Systems AG and Pasan SA to penetrate the Korean and Taiwanese markets. "Through this partnership with DKSH, we will be able to react more quickly to local opportunities. DKSH offers us access to the markets, distribution competence and the essential customer services. In addition, we can benefit from the strong infrastructure and customer base of DKSH in Asia and will therefore be able to reach and support the producers of solar modules far more easily in both countries," said Andreas Schöni, the Sales Manager at 3S Swiss Solar Systems. 3S Industries AG offers customers in Korea and Taiwan stringers, laminating lines, testers and lines for the production of solar modules.

DKSH is already highly successfully active in the field of photovoltaics. "The co-operation with 3S Industries emphasizes our strategy of expanding our coverage of the photovoltaics value creation chain," says Jean-Dominique Foulon, General Manager Business Line Renewable Energy & Electronics at DKSH. The company is already a leading provider of high quality equipment for the manufacture of solar cells through cooperation with leading players in the market. Jean-Dominique Foulon of DKSH adds: "We want to continue our rapid course of growth in the field of renewable energies. The equipment from 3S Industries AG provides us with a uniquely innovative and proven technology. We can now offer our Taiwanese and Korean customers the most technologically advanced production facilities for manufacturing solar modules. The logical consequence is that we are continuing the successful penetration of the markets for solar energy in Korea and Taiwan."

DKSH

DKSH is the leading company in the field of Market Expansion Services with focus on Asia. It is a service provider which assists other companies and brands to expand into new or existing markets. With 445 branches in 35 countries - 15 of them in Europe as well as North and South America - and more than 22,000 employees, DKSH is one of the Top 20 Swiss companies in terms of sales and number of staff. In the 2007 financial year, DKSH recorded total sales of 8,800 million Swiss Francs. The company offers every possible combination of sourcing, marketing, sales, distribution and after-sales services. DKSH offers its business partners expertise and a well-orchestrated infrastructure on location which can access a comprehensive distribution network in the region. The business activities are structured into four highly specialised Business Units which reflect the industry-specific fields of competence of DKSH: Consumer Goods, Healthcare, Performance Materials and Technology. DKSH is a Swiss company with headquarters in Zurich and is deeply rooted in the Asian region on the basis of a tradition stretching back for more than 140 years.

3S Industries AG

3S Industries AG (formerly 3s Swiss Solar Systems AG) brings together the three key technologies in the field of solar module production, namely soldering, laminating and testing, under a single roof. With the acquisition of Somont, the Group has continued its expansion strategy and, with automatic string soldering machinery, has added the missing element in the value-creation chain of solar module production. 3S Swiss Solar Systems has been the world's technological market leader in laminating for years. In August 2007, 3S Industries acquired a further key technology with Pasan SA, the leading producer of module testers.

The three companies operate independently of each other, each focused on one of the three key technologies. Furthermore, 3S Industries integrates this production equipment in turnkey, semi-automatic production lines. 3S Industries is also a producer of solar modules and plans and develops building-integrated solar systems.

For further information please contact: 3S Industries AG: Antje Greiner Investor Relations Schachenweg 24 CH-3250 Lyss / Switzerland Phone: +41-32-391-11-35 Fax: +41-32-391-11-12 E-Mail: antje.greiner@3-s.ch DKSH Holding Ltd.: Martina Ludescher Vice President Strategy & Corporate Communications Wiesenstrasse 8 CH-8034 Zurich / Switzerland Phone: +41-44-386-72-08 Fax: +41-44-386-76-08 E-Mail: martina.ludescher@dksh.com Contact DKSH in Korea: Tae-Hwan Joo Senior Sales Manager Renewable Energy & Electronics DKSH Korea Ltd. 7 Floor, Daesun Building, 546-11, DoGok-Dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul 135-858, Korea Phone: +82-2-2192-9742 Fax: +82-2-2192-9595 E-Mail: tae-hwan.joo@dksh.com Contact DKSH in Taiwan: Darrell Tseng Corporate Communications DKSH Taiwan Ltd. 10F., No. 22, Lane 407, Ti Ding Blvd., Sec. 2, Nei-Hu Technology Park, Taipei 114, Taiwan Phone +886-2-8752-7611 Fax: +886-2-8752-6999 E-Mail: darrell.tseng@dksh.com

For further information please contact: 3S Industries AG: Antje Greiner, Investor Relations, Schachenweg 24, CH-3250 Lyss / Switzerland, Phone: +41-32-391-11-35, Fax: +41-32-391-11-12, E-Mail: antje.greiner@3-s.ch. DKSH Holding Ltd.: Martina Ludescher, Vice President Strategy & Corporate Communications, Wiesenstrasse 8, CH-8034 Zurich / Switzerland, Phone: +41-44-386-72-08, Fax: +41-44-386-76-08, E-Mail: martina.ludescher@dksh.com. Contact DKSH in Korea: Tae-Hwan Joo, Senior Sales Manager Renewable Energy & Electronics, DKSH Korea Ltd., 7 Floor, Daesun Building, 546-11, DoGok-Dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul 135-858, Korea, Phone: +82-2-2192-9742, Fax: +82-2-2192-9595, E-Mail: tae-hwan.joo@dksh.com. Contact DKSH in Taiwan: Darrell Tseng, Corporate Communications, DKSH Taiwan Ltd. 10F., No. 22, Lane 407, Ti Ding Blvd., Sec. 2, Nei-Hu Technology Park, Taipei 114, Taiwan, Phone +886-2-8752-7611, Fax: +886-2-8752-6999, E-Mail: darrell.tseng@dksh.com