ABB wins $140-million smelter project in Qatar

ABB在卡塔爾贏得1億4千萬美元熔爐工程

Power and automation systems will support world’s largest aluminum plant

電力和自動化系統將支持世界上最大的鋁廠

Zurich, Switzerland, August 20, 2007 – ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has been awarded a $140-million contract by Qatalum, a joint venture between Qatar Petroleum and Norway’s Hydro Aluminum. The partners are constructing what will be the world’s largest aluminum plant built in one phase in Qatar.

瑞士蘇黎世8月20日消息——領先的電力和自動化技術集團ABB公司獲得了Qatalum公司授予的一份價值1億4千萬美元的合同。Qatalum公司是一家由卡塔爾石油公司和挪威Hydro Aluminum公司出資組成的合資公司。

ABB will supply a high-voltage power rectifier station consisting of ten high-current rectifiers rated at 1750 volts, ten regulating and rectifier transformers, System 800xA control and protection systems, two SCADA (supervisory control and data acquisition) systems, two direct-current measuring systems and various auxiliary systems. ABB will also provide high-voltage cabling, engineering, training, installation and commissioning.

ABB將提供一個由十個額定電壓為1750伏的高壓整流器、十個調節和整流器變壓器、System 800xA控制和保護系統、兩個SCADA（監控和數據采集）系統、兩個直流測量系統以及各種輔助系統組成的高壓電力整流器站。ABB還將提供高壓電纜、施工、培訓、安裝以及調試服務。

“This milestone project reflects our extensive expertise and experience in the primary metals and minerals industries,” said Veli-Matti Reinikkala, head of ABB’s Process Automation division. “By combining standard ABB products and systems with industry-specific knowledge, we have established a strong track record for meeting customers’ needs in terms of productivity, reliability and energy efficiency.”

ABB過程自動化部主管Veli-Matti Reinikkala表示：“這個里程碑式的項目反映了我們在主要金屬和采礦工業強大的專業技術和經驗。通過將標準的ABB產品和系統與工業特定知識的結合，在滿足客戶的生產力、可靠性以及能源效率等需求方面，我們已經創造了強大的記錄。”

The greenfield Qatalum project will include an aluminum smelter with a capacity of 585,000 tons per year, and a dedicated 1350-MW power plant station to ensure a stable supply of electricity. The smelter will be located in the Mesaieed Industrial City, about 40 kilometers south of the Qatar’s capital, Doha, near a natural bay on the southern coast of the Qatar Eastern Peninsula.

該新建的Qatalum 項目將包括一個年產能力為58萬5千噸的鋁熔爐，以及一個專用的1350兆瓦發電廠，確保電力的穩定供應。該熔爐將位于Mesaieed工業城，距離卡塔爾首都多哈以南大約40公里，靠近卡塔爾東半島南岸的一個自然灣。

ABB is a world leader in advanced solutions for aluminum smelting, and has equipped an estimated 80 percent of the smelting facilities in the Gulf region. Deliveries to the Qatalum site will begin in the fourth quarter of 2008, with metal production set to commence in late 2009. The order was booked at the end of the second quarter 2007.

ABB是高端鋁熔煉解決方案的全球領導廠商，而且為海灣地區大約80%的熔煉廠裝備了這些解決方案。對Qatalum 項目的交付將從2008年第四季開始，而在2009年底開始鋁生產。該訂單是在2007年第二季末簽訂的。

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 111,000 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111,000名雇員。

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