PRESS RELEASE: HANWHA Q CELLS BECOMES INTERNATIONAL PARTNER OF RB LEIPZIG
– Hanwha Q CELLS international partner and exclusive partner regarding solar energy for RB Leipzig
– Partnership over two years with option for renewal
– Sponsoring commitment to support the company’s growth targets
The globally leading solar module manufacturer Hanwha Q CELLS has become international partner of the football club RB Leipzig starting this 2017/18 season. The partnership is contracted for two years and includes an option for renewal. Hanwha Q CELLS, with its product brand Q CELLS, will be present as a partner of the Red Bulls for national and international advertising measures among other things, including LED perimeter ads and cam-carpets positioned next to the goals as well as the coaching benches of the Red Bull Arena.
Hanwha Q CELLS is expanding its business activities worldwide. Therefore, strong growth is planned in the market segments of commercial rooftop installations, solar solutions including storage for private households, and utility scale systems. The partnership with RB Leipzig will promote Hanwha Q CELLS to increase its brand awareness among power consumers in Germany, Europe, and the rest of world, and to expand the company’s customer base as well as its partnership network.
Matthias Reichwald, CCO of RB Leipzig, said: “RB Leipzig and Hanwha Q CELLS share a passion for energy, high performance, and quality, and therefore perfectly match each other because of their goals, dynamism, mission, and values. We are pleased to have expanded our partner portfolio with another strong brand.”
Seong Woo Nam, CEO of Hanwha Q CELLS Co., Ltd. commented: “Hanwha Q CELLS is proud to become an international partner and exclusive solar partner of RB Leipzig. We are firmly convinced we are entering into a win-win partnership, which offers enormous potential for both parties. While we have both grown in parallel so far, we are now looking forward to growing together, side by side.”
Daniel JW Jeong, CTO and head of Hanwha Q CELLS GmbH in Germany, said: “Our global center for technology, innovation, and quality is located in Thalheim, Saxony-Anhalt, which is only 50 kilometers from Leipzig. We have thus a solid close regional relationship with RB Leipzig, despite the fact we are a global company. Furthermore, as the exclusive solar partner, we are also planning to jointly develop the possibilities of solar energy for the club.”
About RB Leipzig
RB Leipzig is a young and aspiring football club located in the eastern part of Germany, about two hours southwest of Berlin. The club was founded in 2009 and made its way from the fifth division to the Bundesliga – one of the top leagues in Europe – by winning four promotions within seven years. The “Red Bulls” – as the club is called by their family friendly and enthusiastic fans – stormed the Bundesliga in their very first season, finishing second behind powerhouse Bayern Munich. As the youngest team of the league, the squad of head coach Ralph Hasenhüttl qualified for Europe’s most prestigious football stage, the Champions League. The story of success is closely connected to sporting director Ralf Rangnick. As the mastermind behind RB Leipzig’s upswing Rangnick implemented a unique and exciting football philosophy into the club that puts great emphasis on young talents and on the development of RB Leipzig’s youth academy. A state of the art training facility was opened in 2015, in which the professional team and the youth teams train and work side-by-side under one roof. The academy consists of more than 25 youth national team players, predicting a bright future to one of the hottest teams in Europe at the moment. For more information, visit: www.dierotenbullen.com
About Hanwha Q CELLS
Hanwha Q CELLS Co., Ltd. (NASDAQ:HQCL) is one of the world´s largest and most recognized photovoltaic manufacturers for its high-performance, high-quality solar cells and modules. It is headquartered in Seoul, South Korea (Global Executive HQ) and Thalheim, Germany (Technology & Innovation HQ) with its diverse international manufacturing facilities in Malaysia, South Korea and China. Hanwha Q CELLS offers the full spectrum of photovoltaic products, applications and solutions, from modules to kits to systems to large-scale solar power plants. Through its growing global business network spanning Europe, North America, Asia, South America, Africa and the Middle East, the company provides excellent services and long-term partnership to its customers in the utility, commercial, government and residential markets. Hanwha Q CELLS is a flagship company of Hanwha Group, a FORTUNE Global 500 firm and a Top 8 business enterprise in South Korea. For more information, visit: www.hanwha-qcells.com
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Source: HQC
