Xinyu City, China and Sunnyvale, CA, January 17, 2008 – LDK Solar Co., Ltd. (NYSE:LDK), a leading manufacturer of multicrystalline solar wafers, announced today that it has signed a ten-year contract to supply multicrystalline solar wafers to rapidly growing Taiwan-based Neo Solar Power Corp. (NSP).
Under the terms of the agreement,LDK will receive a cash deposit from NSP and pricing will be fixed for the entire contract period. During this period, LDK Solar will deliver approximately 500 MW multicrystalline solar wafers to NSP with delivery commencing in 2009.
"We are very pleased to expand our partnership with NSP through this additional wafer supply contract," stated Xiaofeng Peng, Chairman and CEO.“As a key supplier to NSP, LDK Solar is proud to contribute to their manufacturing of high-quality solar cells.”
“We are excited to further develop our working relationship with LDK,” commented Dr. Quincy Lin, Vice Chairman and CEO of NSP.“As NSP continues to grow, establishing longer term silicon supply agreements is important to the company, and we are pleased to work with LDK Solar, an industry leader.”
About LDK Solar
LDK Solar Co., Ltd. is a leading manufacturer of multicrystalline solar wafers, which are the principal raw material used to produce solar cells. LDK sells multicrystalline wafers globally to manufacturers of photovoltaic products, including solar cells and solar modules. In addition, the company provides wafer processing services to monocrystalline and multicrystalline solar cell and module manufacturers. LDK’s headquarters and manufacturing facilities are located in Hi-Tech Industrial Park, Xinyu City, Jiangxi province in the People’s Republic of China. The company’s office in the United States is located in Sunnyvale, California.
About Neo Solar Power Corporation
Neo Solar Power (NSP) is a Taiwan based company specializing in research, development, and manufacturing of high quality solar cells. NSP's solar cells are known for high efficiency and low lamination power loss. NSP’s revenue in 2007 was US$110M. NSP’s capacity is 90MW at this time and will expand to 210MW by 3Q08. NSP is a member of Powerchip Group, Taiwan. Key investors of NSP include Powerchip Semiconductor Company (largest DRAM company in Taiwan with US$ 3B in revenue in 2006), leading venture capital firms, and the management team. NSP's management team consists of inter-disciplinary experts in high-tech management, semiconductors, silicon materials, solar cell processing, and solar energy systems engineering.
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For more information contact:
Lisa Laukkanen
The Blueshirt Group for LDK Solar
lisa@blueshirtgroup.com
+1-415-217-4967

Jack Lai
Executive VP and CFO
LDK Solar Co., Ltd.
IR@ldksolar.com
+1- 408-245-8801