ABB acquires the Trasfor Group and expands its transformer business

ABB收購Trasfor，擴大其變壓器業務

Dry-type transformers and inductors to complement ABB portfolio and help address fast growing markets and applications

干式變壓器以及電感器補充了ABB的產品組合，幫助滿足快速增長的市場和應用

Zurich, Switzerland, July 11, 2011 – ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has agreed to acquire the Trasfor Group to expand its offering of specialty transformers and address fast growing markets and applications.

瑞士蘇黎世7月11日消息——領先的電力和自動化技術集團ABB已經同意收購Trasfor集團，擴大其專業變壓器的供應能力，滿足快速增長的市場和應用。

Trasfor is a leading manufacturer of dry-type transformers and inductors for low-voltage and medium-voltage applications. It provides specialty products for drives, railway rolling stock, offshore wind power and other types of power generation based on renewable energy, and in addition supplies a range of industries such as marine, oil and gas.

Trasfor是中低壓應用領域干式變壓器和電感器的領先制造商。該公司為驅動器、鐵路車輛、海上風電以及其他類型的新能源發電提供專業產品，此外，還為海洋、石油和天然氣等眾多行業提供產品。

The Trasfor Group generated revenues of about $130 million in 2010 with about 380 employees. The company has a manufacturing unit close to Lugano, Switzerland, where it is based, and two additional plants in Italy. The parties agreed not to disclose the purchase price or any further financial details of the transaction.

Trasfor集團擁有380名員工，2010年營業收入約為1.3億美元。該公司在靠近其瑞士總部Lugano設有一個生產工廠，在意大利有另外兩個工廠。雙方沒有透露收購價格，也沒有透露更多的財務細節。

“This bolt-on acquisition is in line with ABB’s strategy. It will strengthen our transformers business, broaden our customer offering and extend our market presence,” said Bernhard Jucker, head of ABB’s Power Products division. “Trasfor’s energy-efficient product range complements our transformer portfolio and offers scope for synergies and growth.”

ABB電力產品業務部主管Bernhard Jucker表示：“這個鏈接并購符合ABB的發展戰略，這將會加強我們變壓器業務的競爭力，拓寬我們的產品供應，擴大市場份額。Trasfor的能效產品業務補充了我們的變壓器產品組合，提供了協同效應和增長機會。”

Dry-type transformers are a growing part of the transformer business, and use materials such as resin for insulation instead of oil, making them less flammable and reducing impact on the environment.

干式變壓器是變壓器業務的增長點，而且使用的材料一般是用絕緣樹脂代替絕緣油，使得它們易燃性降低，從而減少對環境的影響。

“We are proud that our technology strengths and people competencies will become part of the ABB Group and see attractive opportunities for business growth and market expansion,” said Gianpaolo Palladini, Chief Executive Officer of Trasfor.

Trasfor首席執行官Gianpaolo Palladini表示：“我們的技術實力和人員能力將成為ABB集團的一部分，對此我們頗感自豪，我們也看到了業務增長和市場擴張的良好機會。”

The transaction is subject to customary regulatory approvals. ABB expects the closing to be completed during the second half of this year.

該交易還有待監管部門的批準。ABB預計將于今年下半年完成該交易。

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 124,000 people.

ABB是全球領先的電力和自動化技術企業，致力于幫助電力、公共事業和工業客戶提高業績，同時降低對環境的影響。ABB集團業務遍布全球100多個國家，擁有12.4萬名員工。