Nordex gains market shares in Germany

DGAP-News: Nordex SE / Key word(s): Market Report2016-01-27 / 11:38The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.---------------------------------------------------------------------------Hamburg, 27 January 2016. In 2015, the Nordex Group outdid its previousinstallation record in Germany. Bucking the trend in the sector, themanufacturer increased the number of wind turbine installations to 437megawatts (2014: 412 MW). This means the company improved its market sharefrom 8.7 to almost 12 percent. In international terms too, Nordex steppedup its output to around 1,700 MW (2014: 1,490 MW). According to informationprovided by the relevant associations, in 2015, newly installed capacity inthe onshore wind segment in Germany stood at a good 3,730 MW.In some areas, Nordex even lead the field; a fact which can be attributedin particular to the strong range of products the manufacturer offers forlight-wind regions. In Bavaria, for example, the fifth-largest wind marketin Germany, Nordex achieved a share of some 50 percent. There themanufacturer connected 80 N117/2400 turbines to the grid. With anabove-average specific rating of 223 W/m² (average 2015: 326 W/m²) theN117/2400 generates a very good yield even at IEC-3 sites, and has been oneof the top-selling Nordex turbines for a number of years now.At the end of the year, the company launched the N131/3300, an even furtheroptimised light-wind turbine, which follows in the tradition of theN117/2400 and represents a consistent continuation of this technicaldevelopment. Nordex installed the first turbine of this type inBrandenburg, where last year the manufacturer also achieved a good marketposition with a share of almost 20 percent.In spite of the expected flattening of demand in Germany, Nordex projectsfurther growth for its sales in the domestic market. "Our order backlog hasonce again increased dramatically in recent months. For 2016, we thereforeexpect a significant increase of installations," says Siegbert Pump, Headof Sales Nordex Germany.        About NordexAs one of the technological leaders in multi-megawatt wind power systems,Nordex is benefiting from the trend in favour of large-scale turbines. TheGeneration Gamma range comprises the N90/2500, N100/2500 and the N117/2400,which is one of the most efficient series turbines for non-coastal regions.To date, over 3,600 of these turbines have been produced. With GenerationDelta, Nordex is now offering the fourth generation of its provenmulti-megawatt platform (N100/3300, N117/3000, N131/3000 as well as theN131/3000 for the German market). Nordex has installed around 7,000turbines with an aggregate capacity of over 12,000 MW all around the world.With exports accounting for around 70 percent of its business, Nordex SEalso plays a key role in international high-growth regions. The Company hasoffices and subsidiaries in more than 20 countries around the world TheGroup currently has more than 3,000 employees around the world.---------------------------------------------------------------------------2016-01-27 Dissemination of a Corporate News, transmitted by DGAP - aservice of EQS Group AG.The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.The DGAP Distribution Services include Regulatory Announcements,Financial/Corporate News and Press Releases.Media archive at www.dgap-medientreff.de and www.dgap.de---------------------------------------------------------------------------   Language:    English                                                        Company:     Nordex SE                                                                   Erich-Schlesinger-Straße 50                                                 18059 Rostock                                                               Germany                                                        Phone:       +49 381 6663 3300                                              Fax:         +49 381 6663 3339                                              E-mail:      info@nordex-online.com                                         Internet:    www.nordex-online.com                                          ISIN:        DE000A0D6554                                                   WKN:         A0D655                                                         Indices:     TecDAX                                                         Listed:      Regulated Market in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Regulated                   Unofficial Market in Berlin, Dusseldorf, Hamburg, Hanover,                  Munich, Stuttgart                                                    End of News    DGAP News Service