Sixtron Appoints Prominent Industrial Gas Industry Executive to Board

Steven L. Lerner Brings Extensive Global Expertise to Silane-Free Coatings
Provider
MONTREAL--(Business Wire)--
Sixtron Advanced Materials, a developer and provider of scalable and
cost-effective silane-free industrial coatings systems, today announced the
appointment of industrial gas industry executive Steven L. Lerner as strategic
advisor and board member. Dr. Lerner, a leading executive with 28 years of
industry experience, including serving as the CTO of Praxair, a Fortune 500
company, will provide crucial insight and counsel as Sixtron deploys its
silane-free anti-reflective coating system to crystalline silicon photovoltaic
(PV) cell makers throughout the world.

"The fact that an industry heavyweight like Steve Lerner has chosen to work with
Sixtron underscores our readiness and commitment to serve the needs of the
world`s top PV cell suppliers," said Zbigniew Barwicz, CEO of Sixtron Advanced
Materials. "Steve Lerner`s expertise in specialty gas technologies and
experience serving top multinational industrial customers will help us ensure
Sixtron can deliver world-class products and services to all the top-producing
PV cell fabs around the globe."

"I chose to partner with Sixtron because they stand-out in having developed a
value-added, cost-saving solution that provides unique benefits to the PV
industry," said Dr. Lerner. "I am honored to work with this team of experts as
they make their silane-free gas deposition system available on a global basis."

From 2001 through 2008, Steven L. Lerner served as the senior vice president and
chief technology officer of Praxair. He joined the firm as manager of process
chemistry in Applications Research & Development in 1989. Lerner earned a
bachelor`s degree in mechanical engineering from The Cooper Union, New York, and
received a doctorate in mechanical and aerospace engineering from Princeton
University. While at Princeton, he was the recipient of a Guggenheim fellowship.
He is also a graduate of the Stanford Executive Program.

Lerner is a board member and former chairman of the Industrial Research
Institute, and serves on advisory boards for Anellotech, The University at
Buffalo School of Engineering & Science and Princeton University Mechanical &
Aerospace Engineering. Between 1995 and 1999, he was a member of the U.S.-China
Economic and Technology Alliance. Lerner holds 10 patents and has published
articles in numerous scientific publications.

Sixtron partners with leading suppliers of turn-key solar cell manufacturing
lines to incorporate its silane-free coatings system into current and future
offerings to crystalline silicon PV cell manufacturers.

Visit Sixtron at Solar Power International: Sixtron will be exhibiting the
SunBox silane-free gas generation system at the Roth & Rau / Manz Automation
booth (#277).

About Sixtron

Sixtron is a private company focused on developing scalable and cost-effective
industrial coating systems that avoid the costs and hazards associated with
shipping silane gas and handling it on-site at PV fabs. The proprietary Sixtron
SunBox system delivers gas using industry standard PECVD equipment to deposit
anti-reflective and backside passivation coatings on crystalline silicon solar
cells. The company has worked closely throughout its product development with
leading research organizations such as the National Renewable Energy Laboratory
(NREL) in Golden, CO and the University Center of Excellence for Photovoltaic
Research and Education (UCEP) in Atlanta, GA. Sixtron has raised over $12
million since inception from Ventures West Capital, Inovia Capital and Cycle
Capital.

Additional funding for this project was provided by Sustainable Development
Technology Canada (SDTC), an arm`s-length, not-for-profit corporation created by
the Government of Canada which has received $1.05 billion as part of the
Government`s commitment to create a healthy environment and a high quality of
life for all Canadians.

For more information, visit www.sixtron.com.

For more information contact:
Antenna Group for Sixtron
Edward Sullivan
Director, +1-415-977-1931
edward@antennagroup.com
or
Bates Marshall, +1-514-451-4594
Vice President, Sales and Marketing
bmarshall@sixtron.com

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