Schneider Electric China enters into a new partnership in the Medium Voltage Vacuum Circuit Breaker field

施耐德電氣（中國）涉足中壓真空斷路器領域

Beijing, China, February 15, 2006 - Schneider Electric’s (Euronext: SCHN) main Chinese subsidiary, Schneider Electric China Investment Ltd. and Shaanxi Baoguang Group have signed today an agreement for the formation of a new Joint Venture dedicated to the manufacturing and distribution of Medium Voltage Vacuum Circuit Breakers.

北京2月15號訊—今天，施耐德電氣中國的主要子公司—施耐德電氣中國投資有限公司，與陝西寶光（音譯）集團簽署了一份協議，成立新的致力於生產和銷售中壓真空斷路器的合資公司。

This new Joint-Venture, will be named Schneider (Shaanxi) Baoguang Electrical Apparatus Co. Ltd. (SSBEA) and will be incorporated in the city of Baoji (Shaanxi Province) as soon as the customary conditions precedent and regulatory approvals are satisfied. Schneider Electric will own a 70% interest in the company while Shaanxi Baoguang Group will hold the remaining 30%.

這個新合資公司將起名施耐德（陝西）寶光電氣設備有限公司（SSBEA）

，而且在前期所需條件具備和調整批準通過之後定陝西省的寶雞市為公司所在地。施耐德電氣將持合資公司70%的股份
，陝西寶光集團則持餘下的30%股份。

Russell Stocker, Executive Vice President, Schneider Electric Asia Pacific Operating Division, commented: “This new partnership is at the crossroad of several aspects of Schneider Electric’s strategy. It will be a new growth engine in China (the biggest market in the world for Medium Voltage apparatus), while contributing to the widening of Schneider Electric’s Medium Voltage line-up for Building and Energy markets.”

施耐德電氣亞太運營部執行副總裁Russell Stocker評論說：“這zhe次ci新xin合he作zuo關guan係xi是shi施shi耐nai德de電dian氣qi戰zhan略lve中zhong某mou些xie方fang麵mian的de重zhong要yao選xuan擇ze。它ta將jiang成cheng為wei中zhong國guo這zhe個ge世shi界jie上shang最zui大da的de中zhong壓ya設she備bei市shi場chang的de一yi個ge新xin增zeng長chang工gong程cheng，同tong時shi有you助zhu於yu施shi耐nai德de電dian氣qi擴kuo大da其qi在zai建jian築zhu和he能neng源yuan領ling域yu的de中zhong壓ya產chan品pin線xian。”

The Joint Venture will focus primarily on the Chinese market by offering a new range of cost-competitive products addressing local market needs, but might also supply other Schneider Electric countries when suitable in order to extend their own market coverage. SSBEA is expected to generate, on a pro-forma basis, annual revenues of around €20m on a full year basis.

合he資zi公gong司si在zai中zhong國guo的de市shi場chang主zhu要yao致zhi力li於yu提ti供gong一yi係xi列lie新xin型xing有you價jia格ge競jing爭zheng力li的de產chan品pin以yi滿man足zu當dang地di市shi場chang的de需xu要yao，但dan也ye有you可ke能neng在zai合he適shi的de時shi候hou供gong應ying施shi耐nai德de在zai其qi他ta國guo家jia的de公gong司si
，以yi擴kuo大da他ta們men的de市shi場chang占zhan有you率lv。SSBEA預計全年基本產值約為2千萬歐元。

About Schneider Electric

Schneider Electric is the world's power and control leader. Through its world-class brands,

Merlin Gerin, Square D and Telemecanique, Schneider Electric manufactures and markets a comprehensive range of products and services for the residential, buildings, industry, energy and infrastructure markets. Schneider Electric has 85,000 employees worldwide, operations in 130 countries and recorded sales of €10.4 billion in 2004 through the 13,000 sales outlets of its distributors.

關於施耐德電氣

施耐德電氣公司是全球電力與控製的領導者。通過旗下三大國際著名品牌
，Merlin Gerin（梅蘭日蘭）、Square D（美商實快電力）和Telemecanique（TE電器），施耐德電氣公司為能源與基礎設施、工業、建築及民用住宅等市場提供著係列齊全的優質產品及服務。施耐德電氣2004年全球銷售額為104億歐元
，在全世界130個國家擁有85, 000名員工以及13
，000多個銷售點。

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