JinkoSolar Modules Receive Fire Resistance Certification from Italy's Istituto Giordano

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Jun 04, 2013, 07:00 ET

SHANGHAI, June 4, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- JinkoSolar Holding Co., Ltd. ("JinkoSolar" or the "Company") (NYSE: JKS), a leading global solar power product manufacturer, today announced that its modules have received fire resistance certification from Italy's Istituto Giordano. JinkoSolar's modules achieved certification of Reaction to Fire in accordance with Italian standard of "Guide for the installation of photovoltaic system edition 2012": The testing result was class 1, the highest performance level.

Istituto Giordano is a technical organization at the forefront on product testing, certification, research, design and training since 1959. The certification Reaction to Fire Class 1 is in accordance with the "Guide for the Installation of Photovoltaic Systems 2012 Edition" issued by Italy's Ministry of Interior-Department of firefighters, Public Rescue and Civil Defense to ensure that the PV modules installed on roof tops do not propagate fire.

"JinkoSolar is very pleased as this certification once again demonstrates our ability to produce solar panels that reliably deliver the safest performance in real world conditions," stated Mr. Kangping Chen, CEO of JinkoSolar. "With customers in numerous geographically diverse markets, we pride ourselves on setting new standards to guarantee the safety of our products by obtaining global certification."

About JinkoSolar

JinkoSolar is a leading solar power product manufacturer with production operations in Jiangxi and Zhejiang Provinces in China and sales and marketing offices in Shanghai and Beijing, China; Munich, Germany; Bologna, Italy; Montpellier, France; Zug, Switzerland; San Francisco, the United States; Queensland, Australia; Ontario, Canada; Singapore; Tokyo, Japan and Cape Town, South Africa.

JinkoSolar has built a vertically integrated solar product value chain with an integrated annual capacity of approximately 1.2 GW each for silicon ingots and wafers, solar PV cells and solar PV modules as of December 30, 2012. JinkoSolar distributes its photovoltaic products to a diversified customer base in the global PV market, including Germany, Italy, Belgium, Spain, the United States, France, Eastern Europe, China, India, Japan, South Africa and other countries and regions.

Safe Harbor Statement

This press release contains forward-looking statements. These statements constitute "forward-looking" statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and as defined in the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements can be identified by terminology such as "will," "expects," "anticipates," "future," "intends," "plans," "believes," "estimates" and similar statements. Such statements involve certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. Further information regarding these and other risks is included in JinkoSolar's filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, including its annual report on Form 20-F. Except as required by law, the Company does not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

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In China:Mr. Sebastian Liu
JinkoSolar Holding Co., Ltd.
Tel: +86 21 6061 1792
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