• Expansion of logistics and electroplating in Detmold
• Opening of own production facilities in Rumania to serve growing East European market
• CEO & President Thomas H. Hagen: "Milestone in our international expansion program"

Detmold, October 25, 2005 | As the leading manufacturer of components for electrical connection technology, the Weidmüller Group is expanding its international manufacturing network. The Detmold-based company plans to invest over € 18 million in the expansion of its German and Rumanian facilities over the coming three years. At the same time, Weidmüller is busy establishing its Chinese organization as a center of excellence for the Asian market. Weidmüller has already invested over € 26 million in its various facilities during the years 2004 and 2005.

With the expansion of its sites in Germany and Rumania, as well as the ongoing development of its organization in China, Weidmüller is strengthening its international manufacturing network and continuing the Group’s international expansion program. In addition to Weidmüller’s highly automated manufacturing, marketing and development center in Germany and strategic center of excellence for the Asian market in China, Rumania represents the company’s future platform for further expansion into the growth markets of Eastern Europe.

Thomas H. Hagen, CEO & President of the Weidmüller Group: "The Weidmüller Group is now an internationally aligned network of manufacturing and development companies, which fully utilizes the benefits of its various locations. Consequently, the expansion of manufacturing capacity represents a major milestone in the international expansion of the Weidmüller Group."

In fiscal 2004, Weidmüller generated sales of € 360 million and currently employs some 2,300 people world-wide.