Bosch is to discontinue its activities in crystalline
photovoltaics. Bosch’s manufacture of ingots, wafers, cells, and modules will
be ceased at beginning of 2014. As far as possible, individual units are to be
sold quickly. All development and marketing activities are likewise to be
ended. The module plant in Vénissieux, France, is to be sold. Plans to
construct a manufacturing facility in Malaysia will be ended. Bosch plans to
sell its shares in aleo solar AG. Bosch Solar CISTech GmbH in Brandenburg,
Germany, will be continued – as before – as a development center for thin-film
technology. Its future alignment will be decided at a later date.