Founded in 1994 in a state-owned building, diode laser maker DILAS of Mainz, Germany has now acquired ownership. The owner LLB Rheinland-Pfalz (Landesbetrieb Liegenschafts- und Baubetreuung) agreed to sell the building, which DILAS expanded by adding another floor level and increasing the cleanroom area.
The building includes 4200m2 of office space, high-tech research laboratories and production area. The total property is about 5000m2.
The official hand-over of ownership took place on 9 July between state government representatives and DILAS' general manager Dr Marcel Marchiano. The state of Rheinland Pfalz was represented by Dr Salvatore Barbaro (Secretary, Ministry of Finance), Dr Petra Wriedt (deputy managing director, LBB), Andreas Nath (portfolio manager, LBB) and Claudia Renner (press spokeswoman, LBB).
"By owning the building, we are now in a position to increase our competitiveness, by introduction of new production technologies," says Marchiano. "In addition, the necessary conversion work will be done under our own responsibility," he adds.
