June 18^th, 2007

Growing demand of FuelCon testing equipment in Asia
The fuel cell industry research and development activities continue to expand at a rapid pace in Asia. As reported in the “Fuel Cell Today 2006 Worldwide Survey”, Japan’s commercial activity has resulted in an increase of its global market share to approximately 20 percent in 2006 . Despite the intense competition from domestic suppliers, FuelCon has benefited from this expansion in Asia through a growing demand for its test stations that service all fuel cell technologies.
In cooperation with the company Illies & Co., FuelCon first entered the Asian market in 2003 through Japan, followed by further distribution cooperation in China, India, Korea and Taiwan. Since then, several leading Korean and Japanese consumer electronic and automotive companies, as well as universities and research institutes have decided in favour of our technically sophisticated, high quality test stations with further orders will follow. “From the beginning, we were convinced that we could capture a significant part of the Asian market with our innovative testing and diagnostic solutions – and our success has proven this to be the case” says Mathias Bode, CEO of the FuelCon AG. “As a result, we realised 30 percent of our total turnover in Asia. The latest chapter in our success story is the order to deliver test stations to the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC) in India“.
FuelCon is a leading, independent manufacturer of test and diagnostic solutions for fuel cells, batteries and super caps. Our competitive strength is our high quality, innovative technical solutions and customer support. With more than 10 years of extensive experience, FuelCon today has, in addition to the head quarter in Germany, subsidiaries or service offices in Europe, North America, Turkey, Japan, China, Korea, Taiwan, India and Singapore. By focusing on global distribution activities, the company plans to continue its success and extend its leading position as a manufacturer of innovative testing technologies.