ABB在卡塔尔赢得1亿4千万美元铝厂合同

ABB wins $140-million smelter project in Qatar

ABB在卡塔尔赢得1亿4千万美元熔炉工程

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

电力和自动化系统将支持世界上最大的铝厂

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.

瑞士苏黎世8月20日消息——领先的电力和自动化技术集团ABB公司获得了Qatalum公司授予的一份价值1亿4千万美元的合同。Qatalum公司是一家由卡塔尔石油公司和挪威Hydro Aluminum公司出资组成的合资公司。

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将提供一个由十个额定电压为1750伏的高压整流器、十个调节和整流器变压器、System 800xA控制和保护系统、两个SCADA（监控和数据采集）系统、两个直流测量系统以及各种辅助系统组成的高压电力整流器站。ABB还将提供高压电缆、施工、培训、安装以及调试服务。

“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过程自动化部主管Veli-Matti Reinikkala表示：“这个里程碑式的项目反映了我们在主要金属和采矿工业强大的专业技术和经验。通过将标准的ABB产品和系统与工业特定知识的结合，在满足客户的生产力、可靠性以及能源效率等需求方面，我们已经创造了强大的记录。”

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.

该新建的Qatalum 项目将包括一个年产能力为58万5千吨的铝熔炉，以及一个专用的1350兆瓦发电厂，确保电力的稳定供应。该熔炉将位于Mesaieed工业城，距离卡塔尔首都多哈以南大约40公里，靠近卡塔尔东半岛南岸的一个自然湾。

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是高端铝熔炼解决方案的全球领导厂商，而且为海湾地区大约80%的熔炼厂装备了这些解决方案。对Qatalum 项目的交付将从2008年第四季开始，而在2009年底开始铝生产。该订单是在2007年第二季末签订的。

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是电力和自动化技术领域的全球领导厂商，致力于为工业和电力行业客户提供解决方案，以帮助客户提高生产效率，同时降低对环境的不良影响。ABB集团的业务遍布全球100多个国家，拥有大约111,000名雇员。

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