Beijing, China, November 27, 2002 - ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, announced today that ABB Xiamen Low Voltage Equipment Co. Ltd. has won several orders to deliver low-voltage switchgear to Shangdong Huatai Paper, Shangdong Bohui Paper and Guangxi Guitang Paper, with a value about 40 million RMB.
Under the contracts, ABB will supply the MNS-type low-voltage switchgear with intelligent motor protection function for the manufacturing of lightweight coated paper, super packing paper and household paper projects in these companies.
"The safety and reliability record of our switchgear goes a long way in ensuring a continuous and uninterrupted power supply for our customers in their production,"Says Poh Cheng Gay, General Manager of ABB Xiamen Low Voltage Equipment Co. Ltd. "This is the reason for customers to always see ABB as a supplier of choice."
The MNS-type low-voltage switchgear is of compact and modular design well-known to industries in China. This environmentally friendly switchgear uses Alu-zinc coated materials in all the frames and subdivisions to reduce chemicals in the coating process, and all components used are free of CFC’s or halogens which are flame-retardant and self-extinguishing. The INSUM intelligent motor protection system, which integrates with MNS, ensures fast, safe and reliable communication.
Established in 1994, ABB Xiamen Low Voltage Equipment Co. Ltd. is a focused factory in China to manufacture MNS low-voltage switchgear and air circuit breakers based on technology transferred from ABB Italy and Germany. As a dominant low -voltage supplier in China, the company has delivered state-of-the-art products to many key projects, such as Qinshan Nuclear Power Plant, Jiaxing Power Plant and Shenzhen Metro project.
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 has about 146,000 employees in more than 100 countries. ABB in China employs more than 6,000 people in 27 companies and sales offices in 23 major cities.