ABB signs products agreement with Dow Chemical

ABB 與Dow 化學公司簽署產品協議

Switchgear and motor control will complement Industrial IT system solutions

開關柜和發動機控制將補充工業IT系統解決方案

Zurich, Switzerland, July 05, 2006 - ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, said today it has signed an agreement with The Dow Chemical Company as one of two preferred suppliers for IEC switchgear and motor controls.

瑞士蘇黎世7月5日消息——全球領先的電力和自動化技術集團ABB今天宣布與Dow 化學公司簽署了一份協議，成為其IEC開關柜和發動機控制產品的兩個首選供應商之一。

The three-year pact, covering a variety of electrical switchgear and control products, complements an existing strategic agreement with Dow for ABB Industrial IT control systems.

這份三年合約含括了多種電力開關柜和控制產品，補充了ABB與Dow一份現有的工業IT控制系統戰略協議。

“This agreement combines high-reliability ABB products working in a systems environment with other key elements of our power and automation offering,” said Tom Sjoekvist, head of ABB’s Automation Products division. “We are committed to collaborating with Dow on integrated solutions that produce an attractive return on investment.”

ABB自動化產品部主管Tom Sjoekvist表示：“本協議結合了工作于一個系統環境里的高可靠性的ABB產品和我們提供的其他電力和自動化關鍵部件。我們承諾與Dow就完整解決方案方面展開合作，為Dow創造可觀的投資回報。”

The new agreement designates ABB as a strategic supplier of low-voltage switchgear and motor control centers, plus medium-voltage switchgear to Dow facilities that operate according to International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) regulatory standards. The products agreement continues a long collaboration between ABB and Dow, which operates more than 150 manufacturing sites worldwide.

這份新的協議指定ABB為低壓開關柜和發動機控制中心的戰略供應商，以及根據國際電工委員會(IEC)規定標準運營的Dow工廠中壓開關柜的戰略供應商。該產品協議持續了ABB與Dow的長久合作。Dow在全球運營著超過150家生產工廠。

In 2001, the two companies forged a ten-year strategic agreement to infuse Dow’s plants with a new generation of ABB Industrial IT technologies to link diverse operations and enhance productivity. The agreement was recently extended for an additional five years, and Dow has since extended its relationship with ABB to cover the purchase of low-voltage drives, transformers, and instrumentation products.

在2001年，這兩家公司達成了一份為期十年的戰略協議，為Dow的工廠提供新一代的ABB工業IT技術以連接不同的運作和提高生產率。該協議在最近又增加了額外的五年期限，而Dow自那開始購買ABB的低壓驅動、變壓器和使用儀器產品，擴大了與ABB的合作關系。

ABB (www.abb.com) is a leader in power and automation technologies that enable utility and industry customers to improve performance while lowering environmental impact. The ABB group of companies operates in around 100 countries and employs about 105,000 people.

ABB是電力和自動化技術領域的全球領導廠商，致力于為工業和電力行業客戶提供解決方案，以幫助客戶提高生產效率，同時降低對環境的不良影響。ABB集團的業務遍布全球100多個國家，擁有大約105,000名雇員。

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