Debt Financing for Further Expansion of Cell and Module
Production
June 16, 2021
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Meyer Burger secures EUR 185 million debt financing for further expansion of cell and module production from 2022
Syndicated loan
Lenders Consortium led by Ostsächsische Sparkasse Dresden, Germany
Quantum EUR 125 million
Maturity | June 30, 2027 |
• The syndicated loan agreement was signed on June 15, 2021
• Eighty percent of the syndicated loan volume is guaranteed by the Federal Republic of Germany and by the federal states of Saxony and Saxony-Anhalt
Purpose Expansion of existing Bitterfeld-Wolfen and Freiberg (Germany) production sites
Factoring facility
Lenders | German working capital finance specialist bank |
Quantum | EUR 60 million |
Maturity | June 30, 2024 |
Purpose | Working capital |
• Both credit facilities with standard market conditions, including usual financial covenants
• The disbursement conditions of the syndicated loan agreement require Meyer Burger to raise additional financing in the amount of EUR 100 million by June 2022
Enables accelerated expansion plan
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Cornerstones of our strategy remain unchanged
Growing
global solar
energy market
Superior
and
proprietary technology
Captive business model
1) Source: Apricum - The Cleantech Advisory, 2021, center scenario
• After entering the residential and commercial rooftop segment with our initial 400 MW capacity, Meyer Burger intends to enter the high-volume utility segment with tailored products - meeting strongly growing solar market demand, with 13% CAGR1 expected
• Based on Meyer Burger's 3-year technology advantage over standard technology (confirmed by Fraunhofer Institute) and based on our successful industrialization, we continue to lead with our heterojunction/ SmartWire technology and plan to enrich our product portfolio continuously
• The full value of Meyer Burger's technology advantage can be captured as we exclusively control the patent-protected and more climate-friendly heterojunction/SmartWire technology
High, sustained profit levels can be achieved on the basis of a superior technology and the captive business model
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Meyer Burger - Almost 70 years of experience, including 40 years in PV
1953 | 1970 | 1981 | 2002 | 2006 | 2008 | 2013 | 2016 | 2017 | 2019 |
Hans Meyer & | Entry into the | Entry into the solar | Market launch of | IPO on the SIX | Start of the | Start of | Introduction of the | 55 GW of installed | Start of exclusive |
Erich Burger | semiconductor | industry | the first DS262 | Swiss Exchange on | development of | development of | mono wafer | PERC capacity | R&D cooperation |
founded Meyer | industry | wire saw for the | November 23, | heterojunction | SmartWire (SWCT®) | standard by the | globally achieved | with Oxford PV for | |
Burger, focusing | solar industry | 2006 | technology | technology | diamond wire saw | HJT perovskite | |||
on machines for | DW288 Series 3 | tandem cells | |||||||
the watch industry | EXPECTED MILESTONES | ||||||||
Transformation from PV machine supplier to PV module and cell manufacturer | |||||||||
2020 | 2021 | 2022E | 2025E | 2027E |
Acquisition of | Opening of initial | Expansion of production | Expansion of | Production capacity |
existing | 400 MW | capacity to 1.4 GW per | production capacity | of 7 GW per year |
production | heterojunction/ | year planned including | to 4.2 GW per year | planned |
facilities for cells | SmartWire solar cell | second module plant, | planned | |
and modules in | and solar module | entry into solar power | ||
Saxony and | manufacturing and | plant (utility) segment | ||
Saxony-Anhalt | ramp-up |
Photo: Grand opening ceremony solar cell factory Thalheim, May 18, 2021 with
Saxony-Anhalt Prime Minister Dr. Haseloff (left), MBTN CEO Gunter Erfurt and
Saxony-Anhalt Minister Prof. Armin Willingmann
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