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COMPANY PARTNERS WITH ORKUVIRKI TO DOUBLE NORDURAL'S SMELTER'S CAPACITY
01 November 2004 - ABB (Power Technologies)
| ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, said today that it has won a $37 million contract in cooperation with the Icelandic company Orkuvirki for power electronics, power distribution and control systems to expand the Nordural primary aluminum plant in western Iceland. |
ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, said today that it has won a $37 million contract in cooperation with the Icelandic company Orkuvirki for power electronics, power distribution and control systems to expand the Nordural primary aluminum plant in western Iceland. ABB will supply a complete rectifier/transformer package, SCADA control, plus project design, installation and start-up. Orkuvirki will manufacture and install various electrical equipment cubicles, composed of products from ABB and others for the high voltage and medium voltage distribution. 'This contract extends a series of recent successes in comprehensive solutions for primary metals producers,' said Dinesh Paliwal, head of ABB's Automation Technologies division. 'Our broad process expertise, combined with local manufacturing support from Orkuvirki, will provide a timely and robust power and automation solution to the customer.' The Nordural primary aluminum plant is owned by Century Aluminum, a major supplier of high-purity aluminium. The plant is located at Grundartangi, about 45 kilometers north of Iceland's capital, Reykjavik. The expansion will double the smelter's production capacity from 90,000 to 180,000 tons of high-quality aluminum annually. Electrical power for the expansion will be provided by geothermal sources. Production start-up for the new systems is scheduled for February 2006. The order was booked in the third quarter 2004.
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About: ABB (Power Technologies)
ABB is a leader in power and automation technologies that enable utility and industry customers to improve performance while lowering environmental impacts. ABB in the UK operates from more than 20 locations nationally and employs around 2,500 people. The ABB Group of companies operates in around 100 countries and employs about 105,000 people.Power Technologies
The Power Technologies division serves industrial and commercial customers, as well as electric, gas and water utilities, with a broad range of products, services and solutions for power transmission and distribution. The portfolio includes transformers, switchgear, breakers, capacitors and cables, as well as high- and medium-voltage applications, many of which are also sold through external channel partners like distributors, system integrators, contractors and original equipment manufacturers. Automation Technologies
The Automation Technologies division serves the automotive, building, chemicals, consumer, electronics, life sciences, manufacturing, marine, metals, minerals, paper, petroleum, transportation, turbocharging and utility industries. Key technologies include control, drives, enterprise software, instrumentation, low-voltage products, motors, robots and turbochargers. These offerings are supported by field maintenance and asset management services, and are sold both directly and through channel partners.
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