CHANGZHOU, China, Oct. 1 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- Trina Solar Limited (NYSE: TSL) ("Trina Solar" or the "Company"), a leading integrated manufacturer of solar photovoltaic products from the production of ingots, wafers and cells to the assembly of PV modules, announced today that it has entered into a sales agreement with Kerself S.p.A ("Kerself Group"), Italy's leading player in photovoltaic solar plant engineering, development, production, installation and distribution.
Under the terms of the agreement, Trina Solar will supply Kerself Group with approximately 73 MW of PV modules, with shipment deliveries of 23 MW expected in the fourth quarter of 2009 and 25 MW expected in each of the first and second quarters of 2010.
"We are excited to announce this new sales agreement with Kerself Group to further strengthen Trina Solar's presence in Italy and throughout Europe," stated Mr. Arturo Herrero, Vice-President of Special Key Accounts of Trina Solar. "Our strategic partnership with Kerself Group is a significant success for us in aligning ourselves with a proven multiregional energy developer with growing opportunities in established and emerging photovoltaic markets."
"As Kerself Group seeks to position itself as a primary photovoltaic group within and outside the EU, we are excited to partner with a well recognized brand like Trina Solar to bring their high quality modules and premium service to our customers across Italy and throughout Europe," commented Kerself Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Pier Angelo Masselli.
About Trina Solar Limited
Trina Solar Limited (NYSE: TSL) is a well recognized manufacturer of high quality modules and has a long history as a solar PV pioneer since it was founded in 1997 as a system installation company. Trina Solar is one of the few PV manufacturers that has developed a vertically integrated business model from the production of monocrystalline and multicrystalline silicon ingots, wafers and cells to the assembly of high quality modules. Trina Solar's products provide reliable and environmentally-friendly electric power for a growing variety of end-user applications worldwide. For further information, please visit Trina Solar's website at http://www.trinasolar.com.
About Kerself S.p.A
Kerself S.p.A. (KRS IM), a company listed on Borsa Italiana's electronic equities market (MTA), is a leading player in photovoltaic solar plant engineering, development, production, installation and distribution in Italy and Europe. The Kerself Group Companies includes Distribuzione Energie Alternative (DEA), Ecoware, Helios Technology, Nuova Thermosolar, SAEM, IRCEM Industriale Srl and JET S.p.A. The Group recently established a new company in Turkey to build photovoltaic plants and a joint venture in Israel with key local players in the sector. Today Kerself Group exports in Europe (Greece, Germany, France, Spain and Portugal), the Middle East and the Far East.
For more information, please visit the company's site at www.kerself.eu.
Safe Harbor Statement
This announcement contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All statements other than statements of historical fact in this announcement are forward-looking statements, including but not limited to, the Company's ability to raise additional capital to finance the Company's activities; the effectiveness, profitability, and marketability of its products; the future trading of the securities of the Company; the ability of the Company to operate as a public company; the period of time for which its current liquidity will enable the Company to fund its operations; the Company's ability to protect its proprietary information; general economic and business conditions; the volatility of the Company's operating results and financial condition; the Company's ability to attract or retain qualified senior management personnel and research and development staff; and other risks detailed in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. These forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties and are based on current expectations, assumptions, estimates and projections about the Company and the industry. The Company undertakes no obligation to update forward-looking statements to reflect subsequent occurring events or circumstances, or to changes in its expectations, except as may be required by law. Although the Company believes that the expectations expressed in these forward looking statements are reasonable, they cannot assure you that their expectations will turn out to be correct, and investors are cautioned that actual results may differ materially from the anticipated results.
For further information, please contact:
Trina Solar Limited Brunswick Group
Terry Wang, CFO Caroline Jinqing Cai
Phone: + (86) 519-8548-2009 Phone: + (86) 10-6566-2256
(Changzhou)
Thomas Young, Director of Michael Fuchs
Investor Relations Phone: + (86) 10-6566-2256
Phone: + (86) 519-8548-2009 Email: trina@brunswickgroup.com
(Changzhou)
Email: ir@trinasolar.com
