voxeljet China Co., Ltd at Suzhou
On December 1, 2015, we signed a definitive agreement to form a new entity with Suzhou Meimai Fast Manufacturing Technology Co., Ltd. ("Meimai") to pursue opportunities in the industrial 3D printing market in China. Among the indirect shareholders of Meimai are MK Technology GmbH ("MK Technology") and Metang Novatech Shanghai Co., Ltd. ("Metang"). Metang is a long-standing distribution partner of voxeljet AG in China. The new entity is called voxeljet China Co., Ltd. ("voxeljet China"). voxeljet China received its business license in March 2016 and voxeljet AG injected € 0.9 million of cash in April 2016. The capitalization of voxeljet China will occur in stages and involve the contribution of certain assets and transfer of executory contracts, primarily a rent free lease, by Meimai. voxeljet AG will own at least 70% of the equity in voxeljet China and the interest owned by Meimai after its contributions will be subject to put and call options.
voxeljet China is headquartered in the city of Suzhou, near Shanghai, and is expected to begin providing on-demand part services from a temporary facility in the third quarter of 2016. The two parties are in the early planning stages for a larger facility, which is expected to be similar in size to our existing service facilities in Germany and the United States. voxeljet China will also support selling activities related to the sale of 3D printers in the East Asian market.
Webcast and Conference Call Details
The Company will host a conference call and webcast to review results for the first quarter on Friday, May 13th at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time. Participants from voxeljet will include its Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Ingo Ederer, and its Chief Financial Officer, Rudolf Franz, who will provide a general business update and respond to investor questions.
Interested parties may access the live audio broadcast by dialing 1-877-705-6003 in the United States/Canada, or +1-201-493-6725 for international, Conference Title “voxeljet AG First Quarter 2016 Financial Results Conference Call”. Investors are requested to access the call at least five minutes before the scheduled start time in order to complete a brief registration. An audio replay will be available approximately two hours after the completion of the call at 1-877-870-5176 or +1-858-384-5517, Replay Conference ID number 13636213. The recording will be available for replay through May 20, 2016.
A live webcast of the call will also be available on the investor relations section of the Company’s website. Please go to the website https://event.webcasts.com/starthere.jsp?ei=1101887 at least fifteen minutes prior to the start of the call to register, download and install any necessary audio software. A replay will also be available as a webcast on the investor relations section of the Company’s website.
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About voxeljet
voxeljet is a leading provider of high-speed, large-format 3D printers and on-demand parts services to industrial and commercial customers. The Company’s 3D printers employ a powder binding, additive manufacturing technology to produce parts using various material sets, which consist of particulate materials and proprietary chemical binding agents. The Company provides its 3D printers and on-demand parts services to industrial and commercial customers serving the automotive, aerospace, film and entertainment, art and architecture, engineering and consumer product end markets. For more information, visit http://www.voxeljet.de/en/.
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