The move will fulfill the growing need for R & D, engineering and pilot manufacturing space created by the rapid growth. The new facility is expected to house BATI's growth through 2006. Earlier of this year, BATI had established its manufacturing capability in China. "With the new facility and manufacturing capability in China, BATI is able to continue providing our customers with high quality products and unmatched high standard service," said Dr. Hua Jiang, the President and CEO of BATI.

About BATi
Boston Applied Technologies Incorporated (BATi) was formed in 2002 by the key management and technical team formerly with Corning Applied Technologies, a subsidiary of Corning Incorporated. With many years' development effort and a group of industry pioneers, BATI has established a unique leading position in designing, manufacturing and marketing a variety of light and polarization management components for the telecommunications and instrumentation markets.