March 2, 2010 – MEMC Electronic Materials, Inc. (NYSE: WFR) and Shandong Linuo Power Group have signed a strategic agreement for the production of photovoltaic solar wafers and solar modules.

President of MEMC Mr. Ahmad Chatila and Mr. Gao yuankun,President of Linuo Group attended the signing ceremony and signed the agreement of strategic cooperation.

The agreement establishes long-term arrangements for the use of MEMC solar wafers by Linuo in the production of solar modules. It also includes arrangements for the use of Linuo’s solar modules by MEMC for power-plant projects. Specific terms of the agreement are not being disclosed.

“This agreement establishes our business relationship with Linuo as a strategic partner in the rapidly growing solar-power industry,” said Ken Hannah, Executive Vice President of MEMC and President of MEMC Solar Materials. “In addition to supplying wafers to Linuo, and working together on solar power plant construction in China, our most important task will be executing on our common goal of driving down the cost of solar-electricity generation.”

Gao Yuankun, President of Linuo Group, added, "MEMC and Linuo share a common vision for the solar-energy market, and common values in our business strategy. We look forward to working together on a successful long-term partnership. The strong alliance between MEMC and Linuo Group will definitely bring us a double-win situation, the energy-saving and low-carbon solar energy product will be widely popularize through our effort."

About MEMC
MEMC is a global leader in the manufacture and sale of silicon wafers and related intermediate products to the semiconductor and solar industries. Through its SunEdison division, MEMC is also a developer of solar power projects and North America's largest solar energy services provider.

MEMC has been a pioneer in the design and development of silicon wafer technologies for 50 years. With R&D and manufacturing facilities in the U.S., Europe, and Asia, MEMC enables the next generation of high-performance semiconductor devices and solar cells.

MEMC’s common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “WFR” and is included in the S&P 500 Index.

For more information about MEMC, please visit www.memc.com.

About Linuo Power
Shandong Linuo Power Group is an international high-tech group engaged in researching, manufacturing and marketing of solar cells, solar modules and PV systems. With a team of world-class management and R&D experts, Linuo aims to be a leading manufacturer of PV products with advanced automation equipment from Germany, Italy and Korea. Linuo Power Group integrates world-class manufacturing processes and management system, set up an international management and technology R&D team, which are made up of world-class experts. The capacity of the Linuo solar cells will reach up to 1000MW in 3-5 years, integrated with solar modules and system. By then, it will be one of the biggest solar PV manufacturing and application bases in the world with the most influential solar energy PV brand.

For more information about Linuo Power, please visit www.linuopv.com.