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Published: 2009-11-30 08:30:00 CET
PartnerTech AB.
Company Announcement
PartnerTech receives order to produce Opcon Powerboxes
PartnerTech receives order to produce Opcon Powerboxes

Contract manufacturer
PartnerTech and energy and environmental technology group
Opcon have signed an
agreement for new product introduction and production of
Opcon Powerboxes.
Running initially for three years, the aim of the agreement is
to enable annual
production capacity of 300 units within 18-24 months. 


"With its industrial
skills, global supply chain and unquestioned production
expertise, PartnerTech
is a good fit for us in our current industrialisation
phase," says Opcon
President and CEO Rolf Hasselström. “This collaboration
provides vital support
in adapting our processes to shorter delivery times and
greater
cost-effectiveness, not to mention the flexibility to ramp up to
large-scale
production. Given the global potential of Opcon Powerbox technology,
we need
these types of industrial but responsive structures." 

Adaptation of
production has already begun and initial deliveries are scheduled
for the
second half of 2010. PartnerTech will be the Opcon Energy Systems
business
area's primary contract manufacturer. 
 
"We are very proud of the confidence
that Opcon has shown in us," says Rune
Glavare, President and CEO of
PartnerTech. “It is an acknowledgement that our
CleanTech market area has put
together a strong offering and the skills needed
to manufacture large
environmental technology systems. Our industrial structure,
global supply chain
and refined manufacturing expertise guarantee that our
customers have
efficient, cost-effective and flexible production."

For additional
information, please call: 
Rune Glavare, President and CEO, PartnerTech AB, +46
(0) 706 20 24 54
Niklas Johansson, Vice President, Investor Relations, Opcon
AB, +46 8-466 45 00,
+46 70-592 54 53

Opcon
Opcon is an energy and
environmental technology group that develops, produces
and markets systems and
products for eco-friendly, efficient and
resource-effective use of energy. With
approximately 375 employees, the company
(www.opcon.se) operates in Sweden,
China, Germany, the UK and Denmark and is
listed on the NASDAQ OMX Nordic
Exchange Stockholm. The group consists of three
business areas. Renewable
Energy is involved in the production of electricity
from waste heat, bioenergy,
natural gas handling systems, industrial cooling,
heat recycling, biomass
drying, flue gas treatment, bioenergy handling systems,
air management systems
for fuel cells, and measurement and monitoring of
processes. Engine Efficiency
is devoted primarily to ignition systems for
combustion engines, including
ethanol, natural gas and biogas engines. Mobility
Products develops
technologies for positioning, motion and regulation of
electric vehicles and
wheelchairs.

PartnerTech
PartnerTech develops and manufactures products under
contract for leading
companies, primarily in Defense and Maritime, Industry,
Information Technology,
MedTech & Instrumentation, CleanTech and Point of Sale
Applications. With some
1,500 employees at its plants in Sweden, Norway,
Finland, Poland, the UK, the
United States and China, the company reports
annual sales of approximately SEK
2.5 billion. PartnerTech AB
(www.partnertech.com), the parent company, is
headquartered in Vellinge, Sweden
and listed on the NASDAQ OMX Nordic Exchange
Stockholm.

The above disclosures
have been sent to the Swedish Financial Supervisory
Authority
(Finansinspektionen). 
 


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