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Manz AG receives official notification of funding of around 70 million euros from the BMWi and the Baden-Wuerttemberg
Ministry of Economic Affairs (news with additional features)
2021-04-27 / 15:07
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Manz AG receives official notification of funding of around 70 million euros from the BMWi and the Baden-Wuerttemberg
Ministry of Economic Affairs
. Manz's "Lithium Battery Factory of the Future" project is funded as part of the European Commission's IPCEI
"EuBatIn"
. Manz Italy receives further EU funding in the mid double-digit million-euro range
. Total volume of funding for the Manz Group thus in the three-digit million-euro range
Reutlingen, April 27, 2021 - Manz AG, a globally active high-tech engineering company with a comprehensive technology
portfolio, today received official notification from the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi)
and the Baden-Wuerttemberg State Ministry of Economics for funding in the amount of approximately 70 million euros. The
award is part of the Important Projects of Common European Interest ("IPCEI") to promote research and innovation in the
battery value chain. A total of eleven German companies will receive subsidies for their projects, with Manz AG playing
a central role as a mechanical engineering company. With the project known as "European Battery Innovation (EuBatIn)",
twelve EU member states will provide a total of up to 2.9 billion euros in funding for companies in the respective
countries in the coming years. Manz Italy will also receive funding in the mid-double-digit million-euro range.
The "European Battery Innovation" is an ambitious project with the aim of developing new technologies and processes
that go far beyond the current state of the art and will enable major improvements in terms of performance, safety and
environmental protection. The project covers the entire battery value chain, from the extraction of raw materials,
through the development and production of battery cells and modules, to recycling and disposal in a circular economy.
In this way, the project contributes to strengthening an industry that is of strategic importance for the future of
Europe, especially regarding clean and low-emission mobility.
Martin Drasch, CEO of Manz AG, comments: "The official awarding of the EuBatIn grants is an immense opportunity for
Europe, Germany and Manz AG. Business and politics are now in the unique position to build a competitive battery
industry in Europe. Thanks to our overarching expertise in numerous relevant areas, Manz AG acts as an important link
in the European battery market. Manz is one of the few European engineering companies that already has extensive
experience in the entire value chain of lithium-ion battery production. With our 'Lithium Battery Factory of the
Future' project, we intend to develop highly efficient machines and processes for the fully automated production of
next-generation lithium-ion batteries. Accordingly, we are also proud that we will play an important role in the
further development of this key industry in Europe."
In order to be able to make an effective contribution to the establishment of a sustainable and competitive battery
industry in Europe, Manz AG will receive funding of around 70 million euros for developing projects at its Reutlingen
location over the next six years. Funding in the mid-double-digit million-euro range has also been granted for the
location in Italy. Of the expected market potential of several billion euros in the field of cell assembly, a
significant part is to be covered by the European mechanical engineering industry in the future. To achieve this goal,
on the one hand, process costs will be reduced through innovative processes and the use of Industry 4.0 technologies.
On the other hand, high productivity and energy efficiency as well as optimized material and space requirements will
significantly increase the sustainability of battery production. To enable the production of variants and multiple
formats at low cost, the battery production of the future will also be modular and flexible.
Manz will use its good starting position to strengthen the competitiveness of European machinery and equipment
suppliers in cooperation with its European partners from the IPCEI network, and to secure a significant market share in
the future segment of the battery industry.
Parliamentary State Secretary at the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy, Thomas Bareiß: "With the battery
IPCEIs, the battery value chain in Europe continues to take shape. This is not only about cell production, but also
about components such as battery housings or the production equipment for batteries. With its IPCEI project 'Lithium
Battery Factory of the Future', Manz AG intends to develop highly efficient machines and processes for the fully
automated production of generation 3 and 4 lithium-ion batteries. A project like this makes us proud: The company is
opening the doors to new business fields - this secures value creation and employment at the location, especially in
times of technological change."
Dr. Nicole Hoffmeister-Kraut, Minister of Economic Affairs of the State of Baden-Wuerttemberg: "Battery technology is
an important key technology for the future that will be indispensable in all areas of industrial value creation. It is
our goal to meet around 30 percent of the global demand for battery cells from German and European production by 2030.
Baden-Wuerttemberg should also take a leading position in this field and an important key position along the entire
value chain. Manz's IPCEI project brings us a big step closer to this goal."
Company Profile:
Manz AG - passion for efficiency
Founded in 1987, Manz AG is a global high-tech equipment manufacturing company. Its business activities comprise the
areas of Solar, Electronics, Energy Storage, Contract Manufacturing and Service.
With many years of expertise in automation, laser processing, vision and metrology, wet chemistry and roll-to-roll
processes, the company offers manufacturers and their suppliers innovative production solutions in the areas of
photovoltaics, electronics, and lithium-ion battery technology. The company's product portfolio includes both
customer-specific developments and standardized single machines and modules, which can be linked to create complete
custom systems. Manz AG offers high-quality, needs-based solutions that can be integrated early into customer projects
to contribute significantly to customer success.
The company, listed on the stock exchange in Germany since 2006, develops and produces in Germany, Slovakia, Hungary,
Italy, China and Taiwan. It also has sales and service branches in the USA and India. Manz AG currently employs roughly
1,400 workers worldwide, around half of whom work in the Asia region, which is key to the company's target industries.
Manz Group revenue in the 2020 financial year totaled around 237 million euros.
Contact
Manz AG
Axel Bartmann
Phone: +49 (0)7121 - 9000-395
Fax: +49 (0)7121 - 9000-99
Email: abartmann@manz.com
cometis AG
Claudius Krause
Phone: +49 (0)611 - 205855-28
Fax: +49 (0)611 - 205855-66
Email: krause@cometis.de
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Additional features:
File: Dr. Nicole Hoffmeister-Kraut, Minister of Economic Affairs of the State of Baden-Wuerttemberg, Martin Drasch, CEO
of Manz AG and Thomas Bareiß, Parliamentary State Secretary at the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy.
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Language: English
Company: Manz AG
Steigäckerstr. 5
72768 Reutlingen
Germany
Phone: +49 (0) 7121 9000-0
Fax: +49 (0) 7121 9000-99
E-mail: info@manz.com
Internet: http://www.manz.com
ISIN: DE000A0JQ5U3
WKN: A0JQ5U
Listed: Regulated Market in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Regulated Unofficial Market in Berlin, Dusseldorf,
Munich, Stuttgart, Tradegate Exchange
EQS News ID: 1188548
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