Honeywell to acquire Enraf for $260 million

霍尼韋爾以2億6千萬美元收購Enraf控股公司

PHOENIX, Arizona – June 26, 2007 – Honeywell (NYSE: HON) announced today it has signed a definitive agreement valued at approximately $260 million to acquire Enraf Holding B.V., a division of privately held Delft Instruments based in Delft, Netherlands. The transaction is subject to regulatory approvals.

菲尼克斯6月26日消息——霍尼韋爾公司今天宣布簽署了一份最終協議，以大約價值2億6千萬美元的價格收購Enraf控股公司，Enraf控股是位于荷蘭代夫特市私有的代夫特儀器公司下屬公司。該交易正在等待常規批準。

Enraf Holding consists of six groups that offer comprehensive solutions for the control and management of transportation, storage and blending operations in the oil and gas industry. The highly specialized company is best known for its leading technology, quality products and excellent customer service.

Enraf控股由六個集團組成，這些集團為油氣工業的運輸、儲存和調和運作的控制和管理提供綜合解決方案。這家高度專業的公司以其領先的技術、優質的產品和卓越的客戶服務而被人所知。

Following regulatory approvals, Enraf will be part of Honeywell Process Solutions (HPS), expanding Honeywell’s global portfolio in high-growth, high-service industries, including oil and gas (O&G). In 2006, Enraf had sales of approximately $130 million.

通過常規批準之后， Enraf將被納入霍尼韋爾過程解決方案部(HPS)，擴大霍尼韋爾在包括油氣在內的高發展、高服務行業的全球業務。Enraf公司2006年的營收大約為1億3千萬美元。

“Enraf has a proven track record of growth both organically and through strategic acquisitions,” said Jack Bolick, HPS President. “We are confident the synergies resulting from this transaction will deliver similar results in HPS.”

霍尼韋爾過程解決方案部總裁Jack Bolick表示：“通過建制和戰略并購，Enraf獲得了一個證明了的記錄增長。我們充分相信本次收購產生的合并將在霍尼韋爾過程解決方案部取得相同的結果。”

The six groups within Enraf are: Enraf Terminal Automation (precision measurement systems and software for tank storage companies), Enraf Calibron Systems (small volume provers and liquid density meters), Enraf Contrec Ltd. (fuel Management Systems used by the petrochemical industry at bulk tank storage sites), Enraf Fluid Technology (custom-engineered explosion-proof precision blending and additive metering equipment), Enraf Marine Systems (level measurement systems for marine applications) and Enraf Tanksystem SA (mobile precision level measurement systems used on board ships).

Enraf控股的六個集團為： Enraf 終端自動化（用于油罐存儲公司的精密測量系統和軟件）、 Enraf Calibron系統（小量校準儀和液體密度儀）、Enraf Contrec公司（用于石化工業大量油罐存儲場的燃料管理系統）、Enraf 射流技術（工程定制防爆精密混合和添加計量設備）、Enraf 航海系統（航海應用的水平面測量系統）以及Enraf Tanksystem SA（用于船上的移動精密水平面測量系統）。

“Enraf will enable us to deliver a more comprehensive automation solution in energy production, processing, transport, storage and product distribution,” continued Bolick. “The combined solutions and service of our two organizations will help to drive greater efficiency, safety and reliability to high-valued operations within our customers’ value chain.”

Bolick繼續表示：“Enraf 將使我們可以為能源生產、流程、運輸、存儲和產品配送領域提供更全面的自動化解決方案。我們兩家公司的聯合解決方案和服務將幫助促使我們客戶價值鏈的高價值運作獲得更高的效率、更大的安全性和可靠性。”

Honeywell International is a $33 billion diversified technology and manufacturing leader, serving customers worldwide with aerospace products and services; control technologies for buildings, homes and industry; automotive products; turbochargers; and specialty materials. Based in Morris Township, N.J., Honeywell’s shares are traded on the New York, London and Chicago Exchanges. It is one of the 30 stocks that make up the Dow Jones Industrial Average and is also a component of the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index. 

霍尼韋爾國際公司是一家年銷售額為330億美元，在多元化技術和制造業方面占世界領導地位的跨國公司。在全球范圍內為顧客提供航空產品及服務、樓宇及住宅控制和工業控制技術、自動化產品、渦輪增壓器以及特種材料等。總部設在美國新澤西州莫里斯鎮，其股票在紐約、倫敦、芝加哥太平洋證券市場進行交易。為道瓊斯工業指數的30家構成公司之一，也是“標準普爾500指數”的組成部分。

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