EANS-News: Pfeiffer Vacuum Technology AG / Pfeiffer Vacuum goes BRIC - subsidiary in Brazil established

• Pfeiffer Vacuum is now present in all boom areas
• In
Brazil now direct selling possible through import license
registration
• Inauguration of the new premise takes place in
April

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Subtitle: • Pfeiffer Vacuum is now present in all boom areas
• In Brazil now direct selling possible through import license
registration • Inauguration of the new premise takes place in
April

Aßlar (euro adhoc) - February 21, 2011. Pfeiffer Vacuum Technology AG
is in the process of opening its own subsidiary in São Paulo, Brazil.
With these new headquarters for the region Brazil and Latin America,
Pfeiffer Vacuum is completing its BRIC-strategy of being adequately
present with own subsidiaries in the fastest growing world regions
Brazil, Russia, India and China. The new entity comprises a
specialized sales team, a comprehensive service unit as well as some
storage capacity for frequently required products and spare parts.
Pfeiffer Vacuum is particularly strong in the region Latin America in
the market segments R & D and Industry, while the market segments
Coating and Analytics are expected to prospectively grow.

"Although we have had previously a very good reputation particularly
in Brazil through the enormous efforts our former sales agent had
made, we took his retirement as an opportunity to restructure our
presence here", explains Dr. Matthias Wiemer, COO of Pfeiffer Vacuum
Technology AG. "Last year we have opened our subsidiary in
Moscow/Russia, while our subsidiaries in China and India already have
been operating successfully for years. Especially last year, we
experienced significantly increasing demand for our vacuum solutions
from the BRIC region as well as from Asia in general and we expect
this trend to continue."

Diego Peña Rey, Managing Director of newly established Pfeiffer
Vacuum Brazil comments: "We are setting the path for future
developments in Brazil and Latin America. We are on our way to
finalize our import license registration in order to enable us via
direct selling offering our customers both a greater variety of
purchase options as well as payment conditions in local currency."

The inauguration of the new premise in São Paolo will take place on
April 8, 2011. Its address is as follows:

Pfeiffer Vacuum Brasil Ltda
Avenida Pedro Bueno, 1.783
Parque Jabaquara
CEP 04342-011
São Paulo - SP
Brazil
Telephone: +55 11 3330-8999

About Pfeiffer Vacuum Pfeiffer Vacuum (Stock Exchange Symbol PFV,
ISIN DE0006916604) is one of the world´s leading providers of vacuum
solutions. Among a full range of hybrid- and magnetically levitated
turbopumps, the portfolio comprises of backing pumps, measurement and
analysis devices, components, vacuum chambers and systems. Ever since
the invention of the turbomolecular pump by Pfeiffer Vacuum, the
company has stood for innovative solutions and high-technology
products that are used in the analytical segment, in research and
development, environmental technology, chemistry, semiconductor
production and coating technology, as well as in the automotive
industry and any number of further sectors. Founded in 1890, Pfeiffer
Vacuum is today active throughout the world together with a workforce
of some 2,000 people as well as about 28 subsidiaries. Further
information is available at www.pfeiffer-vacuum.com.

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Further inquiry note:

Brigitte Looß
Leiterin Investor Relations
Tel.: +49 (6441) 802-346
E-Mail: Brigitte.Loos[at]pfeiffer-vacuum.de

Branche: Machine Manufacturing
ISIN: DE0006916604
WKN: 691660
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