Oct 28 (Reuters) - Elringklinger AG ZILGn.DE :
* DGAP-ADHOC: ELRINGKLINGER AND PLASTIC OMNIUM PARTNER IN
FUEL
CELL TECHNOLOGY TO ACCELERATE THE DEVELOPMENT OF HYDROGEN
MOBILITY
* EKPO FUEL CELL TECHNOLOGIES WILL BE OWNED 60% BY
ELRINGKLINGER
AND 40% BY PLASTIC OMNIUM
* ELRINGKLINGER-WILL CREATE EKPO FUEL CELL TECHNOLOGIES, A
JOINT
VENTURE DEDICATED TO FUEL CELL STACK DEVELOPMENT, PRODUCTION AND
COMMERCIALIZATION
* PLASTIC OMNIUM WILL INVEST EUR 100 MILLION IN NEW COMPANY
* ANNUAL PRODUCTION CAPACITY OF INITIALLY UP TO 10,000 UNITS
IN JV
WILL BE PROGRESSIVELY EXTENDED ACCORDING TO ORDER BOOK
* ELRINGKLINGER-BY 2030, EKPO FUEL CELL TECHNOLOGIES AIMS TO
REACH
REVENUES BETWEEN EUR 700 MILLION AND EUR 1 BILLION
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(Reporting by Kartik Mehindru)
((Kartik.Mehindru@thomsonreuters.com;))