ABB wins $56-million metals contract in China 

ABB在中國贏得5千6百萬美元軋鋼廠合同

Automation solutions support high productivity and efficiency at new steel mill

自動化解決方案支持新鋼廠的高生產力和效率

Zurich, Switzerland, August 23, 2007 -- ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has won a $56-million contract to provide automation equipment and electrical systems for a high-efficiency steel mill to be built by Zhangjiagang GTA Plate Co. in eastern China.

瑞士蘇黎世8月23日消息——領先的電力和自動化技術集團ABB公司贏得了一份價值5千6百萬美元合同，為中國東部張家港GTA 鋼板公司在建的高效率鋼廠提供自動化設備和電氣系統。

The new Hot Strip Mill in Jiangsu province will have an annual capacity of 3.5 million tons. The 1.45-meter wide mill, set to begin operations in late 2009, will be one of the most advanced and efficient rolling mills in the world.

這個位于江蘇省的新熱軋鋼廠年產量將達到三百五十萬噸。該工廠主要生產1.45米寬的鋼板，計劃在2009年底開始投入運營，將成為世界上最先進、效率最高的軋鋼廠之一。

“This project reinforces our position as a leading player in the metals market,” said Veli-Matti Reinikkala, head of ABB’s Process Automation division. “Our solutions offer customers a powerful blend of productivity, reliability and energy efficiency.”

ABB過程自動化部主管Veli-Matti Reinikkala表示：“該項目加強了我們在冶金市場的領先地位。我們的解決方案為客戶提供了強大的生產力、可靠性以及能源效率。”

ABB’s scope of supply covers a broad range of electrical and automation technologies, including process modeling, process controls with human interface, drives and motors, and Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) to accurately track the processing of steel coils. ABB will also provide startup services and training.

ABB的供應范圍涵蓋廣泛的電氣和自動化技術，包括過程建模，帶機器界面的過程控制，驅動和電機，以及制造執(zhí)行系統(MES) ，以精確跟蹤鋼卷處理。ABB還將提供啟動服務和培訓。

Zhangjiagang GTA Plate Co. is a unit of China’s Shagang Group, for whom ABB has delivered a number of key projects during the past ten years. The current contract was booked in July 2007.

張家港GTA鋼板公司是中國沙鋼集團的下屬企業(yè)，在過去的十年間，ABB為沙鋼集團提供了眾多的關鍵項目。本項目合同是在2007年7月簽訂的。

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 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(yè)和電力行業(yè)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(huán)境的不良影響。ABB集團的業(yè)務遍布全球100多個國家，擁有大約111,000名雇員

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