Lenovo opens manufacturing plant in Himachal

Bangalore

July 27th, 2007

PC maker Lenovo announced that it is opening a new manufacturing plant and
fulfillment-operations center at Baddi in Himachal Pradesh. The new plant will
manufacture both Think and Lenovo-branded PCs and is expected to be operational
in the third fiscal quarter of 2007.

"India is an integral part of Lenovo's global manufacturing strategy.
With our second plant in India, we expect to improve our supply chain efficiency
and better serve our growing base of customers in this region," said Jeff
Gallinat, VP - Global Manufacturing, Lenovo.

This announcement is the latest in a series of investments and strategic
initiatives announced by the company in India following Lenovo's acquisition of
the IBM PC Division in May 2005.

The Baddi plant, measuring 130,000 square feet (12,077 square meters) will
employ approximately 350 people and have an annual capacity of two million
units. It will support regional customer requirements, besides offering
additional value-added services.