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SMT Scharf AG receives order from Chinese mining group

Hamm (euro adhoc) -

•	Expands leadership on Chinese market
•	Also first use of new rack-and-pinion railway planned
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Hamm, December 14, 2007 - SMT Scharf AG (German
Securities Code (WKN) 575198, ISIN DE0005751986), technology and 
world market leader for rail-bound railway systems for the mining 
sector, has received an order from a Chinese mining group for two 
train sets with diesel cats (monorail hanging railways). This order 
has a volume in the low single-digit millions (EUR). In winning the 
order for two train sets with diesel cats SMT Scharf AG beat two 
Eastern European competitors during the tender process initiated by a
Chinese mining group. Both of the train sets will be used to supply 
material to a new extraction level in a mine. The sets will be 
delivered in the first half of 2008. Rack-and-pinion trains are also 
planned to be installed during the further expansion of this mine - 
SMT Scharf AG presented these for the first time at the mining 
technology fair CHINA COAL & MINING EXPO 2007. The Chinese mining 
group is thus expected to be the first customer to use this new 
product. SMT Scharf's customer is a rapidly expanding hard coal mine 
operator in China. The group currently has six mines, and including 
the new order SMT Scharf has already equipped half of these mines. 
SMT Scharf believes that there is further potential for development 
here in the coming years. Dr. Friedrich Trautwein, SMT Scharf AG's 
CEO, is very pleased at winning this tender: "This order is a key 
milestone in developing the Chinese market. Our customer decided to 
place the order with SMT Scharf because our machinery has a 
tried-and-trusted track record in China in reference projects - in 
particular high traction, and better handling in tight curves. We 
have been able to convince another customer with our technology, and 
have expanded our leadership on the Chinese market."
Company profile
The SMT Scharf Group develops, builds and maintains rail-bound 
railway systems for mining and use in tunnels. The trains are used 
all over the world, primarily in hard coal mines, gold mines and in 
underground mining for platinum, diamonds, copper and nickel. They 
are used to transport material and personnel with working loads of up
to 35t. Rail-bound trains are the only means of transport that can be
used underground on branching lines to cope with inclines of more 
than 13 degrees. The SMT Scharf Group has subsidiaries in Germany, 
Poland, South Africa and China, external employees in Russia, and 
agencies around the world. The railways developed by SMT Scharf are 
characterized, above all, by high-performance engines, high working 
loads, high speed and low operating and maintenance costs. SMT Scharf
records more than 50% of its revenues abroad, in 2006 64% of order 
intake was from high-growth foreign markets such as Russia, China and
South Africa. The replacement parts and repairs business constitutes 
around 55% of revenues. The advances in exploitation of resources 
make underground conditions increasingly difficult which in turn 
requires more high technology transport solutions in mining. The 
total market for underground transport technology comprises around 
EUR 5 billion to EUR 7 billion per year according to company 
estimates. SMT Scharf AG has been listed in the Prime Standard 
(regulated market) of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange since April 11, 
2007.
end of announcement                               euro adhoc

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e-mail: deter@cometis.de

Branche: Machine Manufacturing
ISIN: DE0005751986
WKN: 575198
Börsen: Börse Frankfurt / regulated dealing/prime standard
Börse Berlin / free trade
Börse München / free trade

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