ABB为芬兰Koverhar钢厂提供全面维护服务

ABB to maintain Koverhar steel mill in Finland

ABB为芬兰Koverhar钢厂提供维护

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.

赫尔辛基7月19日消息——Ovako公司为其在芬兰 Koverhar钢厂的维护操作与ABB签署了一份全面服务协议。ABB将从2007年11月1日起全面负责Ovako 公司Koverhar钢厂的维护工作。这份为期五年的全面服务协议是建立在双方的一个战略合作关系的基础上，大约有70名员工将转移到ABB。

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

该份全面服务协议涵括了Ovako公司 Koverhar 钢厂的机械、电气和自动化设备的维护，包括计划。

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全面服务协议将帮助Ovako Koverhar 钢厂专注于其核心业务，就是每年生产60万吨钢坯，而且确保了保持钢厂平稳运行所需要的专门服务技术。

"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（芬兰）服务部高级副总裁Ilkka Tykkylainen表示：“我们致力于与Ovako Koverhar 钢厂合作，共同发展维护流程和工厂生产力。ABB在芬兰乃至全球在维护合作和生产效率工具方面具有十分丰富的经验。”

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公司是一家生产用于轧制轴承、重型车辆、汽车和机器制造业等特种长钢的领先生产商。生产包括低合金钢和碳钢，形状有条形、盘条形、管形以及预组合形。公司美国和欧洲拥有16个生产厂和数个销售公司。2006年的净销售额为14亿欧元，公司雇员有4300名。钢总生产能力大约为两百万吨。

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109,000名雇员。

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