ABB to maintain Koverhar steel mill in Finland

ABB為芬蘭Koverhar鋼廠提供維護

Helsinki, Finland, July 19, 2007 - Ovako has signed an ABB Full Service agreement for the maintenance operations at its Koverhar steel mill in Finland. ABB will assume the overall responsibility for Ovako Koverhar’s maintenance on November 1, 2007. The five-year Full Service agreement is based on a strategic partnership and about 70 employees will transfer to ABB.

赫爾辛基7月19日消息——Ovako公司為其在芬蘭 Koverhar鋼廠的維護操作與ABB簽署了一份全面服務協議。ABB將從2007年11月1日起全面負責Ovako 公司Koverhar鋼廠的維護工作。這份為期五年的全面服務協議是建立在雙方的一個戰略合作關系的基礎上，大約有70名員工將轉移到ABB。

The Full Service agreement covers Ovako Koverhar mill’s mechanical, electrical and automation maintenance, including planning.

該份全面服務協議涵括了Ovako公司 Koverhar 鋼廠的機械、電氣和自動化設備的維護，包括計劃。

The ABB Full Service agreement will help Ovako Koverhar focus on its core business of producing 600,000 tons of steel billets annually and secure the service expertise needed to keep the mill running smoothly.

ABB全面服務協議將幫助Ovako Koverhar 鋼廠專注于其核心業務，就是每年生產60萬噸鋼坯，而且確保了保持鋼廠平穩運行所需要的專門服務技術。

"We are committed to develop maintenance processes and plant productivity in cooperation with Ovako Koverhar,” says Ilkka Tykkylainen, Senior Vice President of ABB Service in Finland. "ABB has a strong experience in maintenance co-operations and production effectiveness tools in Finland, as well as globally."

ABB（芬蘭）服務部高級副總裁Ilkka Tykkylainen表示：“我們致力于與Ovako Koverhar 鋼廠合作，共同發展維護流程和工廠生產力。ABB在芬蘭乃至全球在維護合作和生產效率工具方面具有十分豐富的經驗。”

Ovako is a leading producer of special long steel products for the rolling bearing, heavy vehicle, automotive and engineering industries. Production covers low-alloy steels and carbon steels in the form of bars, wire rod, tubes, rings and pre-components. The company has 16 production sites and several sales companies in Europe and the USA. Net sales in 2006 were EUR 1.4 billion and the company employs 4,300 people. Total steel production is about two million tons.

Ovako公司是一家生產用于軋制軸承、重型車輛、汽車和機器制造業等特種長鋼的領先生產商。生產包括低合金鋼和碳鋼，形狀有條形、盤條形、管形以及預組合形。公司美國和歐洲擁有16個生產廠和數個銷售公司。2006年的凈銷售額為14億歐元，公司雇員有4300名。鋼總生產能力大約為兩百萬噸。

ABB 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 109,000 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109,000名雇員。

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