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E Ink Announces ISO Certification for US Facilities in Massachusetts

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E Ink Holdings, “E Ink” (8069.TW), the leading innovator and global manufacturer of electronic ink technology and ePaper products, today announced that the Billerica, MA and South Hadley, MA facilities in the US have been awarded ISO 9001:2015 certification.

E Ink’s decision to work towards ISO 9001:2015 accreditation demonstrates the Company’s commitment to continual improvement of products and services E Ink manufacturers and coats its core ink technology in the Western Massachusetts facility and wanted to ensure the products and factory operations were held to the highest quality standard.

As E Ink continues to push advances in its technology through next generation color displays and films for a range of new applications in healthcare, transportation signage, logistics tags, architectural and glass surfaces, the Company believes it was important to gain ISO certification to support ongoing business diversification, and to ensure the Company met current and future customer requirements.

“ISO 9001:2015 is the global benchmark for operational excellence and quality management,” said Paul Apen, Chief Strategy Officer of E Ink. “I am very proud of our team’s efforts over the past year to achieve certification, and to demonstrate to our customers our dedication to ensuring our processes exceed global benchmarks.”

“ISO Certification represents a key achievement for E Ink Operations in the US as we continue to expand and diversify our product offerings into new markets and use cases,” said Robert Heumann, AVP of Operations at E Ink. “This process demonstrates our commitment to continual improvement, superior quality systems and enhanced customer satisfaction as we continue to grow our business”

E Ink’s Taiwanese and Chinese factories have already received ISO 9001:2015 certification. The achievement by the US team now brings their manufacturing facilities in line with the global operations to ensure worldwide quality and a commitment to continuous improvement.

About E Ink

E Ink Holdings Inc. (8069.TWO), based on technology from MIT’s Media Lab, has transformed and defined the eReader market, enabling a new multi-billion dollar market in less than 10 years. E Ink’s low power products are ideal for IoT applications ranging from retail, home, hospital, transportation and more, enabling customers to put displays in locations previously impossible. The Company’s corporate philosophy aims to deliver revolutionary products, user experiences and environmental benefits through advanced technology development. This vision has led to its continuous investments in the field of ePaper displays as well as expanding the use of its technologies into a number of other markets and applications including smart packaging and fashion. Its Electrophoretic Display products make it the worldwide leader for ePaper. Its Fringe Field Switching (FFS) technologies are a standard for high-end LCD displays and have been licensed to all major liquid crystal display makers in the world. Listed in Taiwan’s Taipei Exchange (TPEx) and the Luxembourg market, E Ink Holdings is now the world’s largest supplier of ePaper displays. For more information please visit www.eink.com.