EDAG and Dürr have signed Framework Agreement with Airbus

07/17/2007

Assembly Line for Chinese Airbus Plant

Fulda, Stuttgart, July 17, 2007 – EDAG and Dürr, internationally active partners to the automotive and aviation industry, have bundled their capacities to carry out a joint project for Airbus and will develop and construct the assembly line for the new Airbus plant in Tianjin, China.

The consortium PCC (Prime Contractor Consortium) founded by the two companies has signed a framework agreement with Airbus and its Chinese joint venture partner. This framework agreement regulates the cooperation between Airbus, the Chinese joint venture partner, and EDAG and Dürr. Airbus and its Chinese partner will be successively awarding the supply contracts for the individual stages of the assembly line. The total volume of the project will presumably come to more than € 80 million, whereby about 60% of the volume will be handled by EDAG and 40% by Dürr.

The assembly line in Tianjin, near the Chinese capital Beijing, is scheduled for completion by the middle of 2009. Aircrafts of the A320 family will be assembled for the Chinese market in the first Airbus plant outside of Europe.

EDAG and Dürr will cooperate in China with European and local companies for the realization of the final assembly line for the aircraft modules produced in Europe. In addition to their recognized expertise for the development and construction of complete production facilities, the many years of experience both companies have had on the Chinese market were an important argument for the selection of the consortium. Moreover, EDAG and Dürr have subsidiaries in Shanghai and Beijing which can provide on-site capacities for local support of the project.

“The consortium PCC bundles perfectly the professional expertise of our companies in plant development, plant construction, and international project management,” emphasized Dr. Klaus Blickle, CEO at EDAG Engineering + Design AG, and Ralf Dieter, CEO at Dürr AG, in unison. “Dürr and EDAG have successfully handled numerous projects for Airbus in the past independently of each other. Working as partners, we will be even more productive.” The two German companies are positioned as key players on the global market.

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EDAG Engineering + Design AG

The world’s largest independent development partner, EDAG develops tailor-made concepts and solutions ready for production to meet the mobility requirements of the future. The development of complete modules, vehicles, derivatives, and production plants is just as much a part of the service portfolio as the construction of models, prototypes, special vehicles, and small-series production. Besides development performance, EDAG offers the realization of complete production systems for white body construction and vehicle assembly from a single source.

EDAG is represented at 34 locations in 17 countries and on 5 continents worldwide. EDAG focuses on the automotive and aviation industries as well as on other partners from the international mobility industry. The Group had turnover of more than half a billion euros in 2006 and employs a worldwide workforce of 4,300.

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Contact:

Christoph Horvath                                 

Director Public Relations                           

EDAG Engineering + Design AG                 

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Dürr AG

The Dürr Group is one of the world’s leading suppliers of products, systems, and services for automobile manufacturing. Its range embraces important stages in the vehicle production process. As a systems supplier, Dürr designs and builds paint shops and final assembly plants. Dürr also supplies cleaning and filtration equipment used in the production of engine and transmission components as well as balancing and diagnostic systems for vehicle components. Business with automobile manufacturers and their suppliers accounts for about 90% of consolidated sales. Other important customer groups are the mechanical engineering sector and the chemical, pharmaceutical, coating, and aviation industries.

 

Dürr has been rigorously expanding its business with assembly plants for the aviation industry in recent years. The largest customer in this segment is Airbus. Dürr has been awarded a number of contracts for plants in Germany, France, and Great Britain by the German-French manufacturer in recent years.