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The Economic Times  Nov 5  Comment 
As the scion of the one of the world’s most influential business families - that own more than 100 companies, such as ABB, Ericsson, Electrolux, Saab and AstraZeneca - the 53-year-old Marcus Wallenberg has an unparalleled inside view of global...
Business Standard  Nov 4  Comment 
Capital goods maker ABB has seen its profitability fall for five consecutive quarters with the operating profit margin (OPM) contracting by about 50 basis points in the three months to September 2009 to 8.4 per cent.
Upstream Online  Nov 4  Comment 
Engineering giant ABB has signed a $21 million order with China Petroleum Engineering & Construction Corporation (CPECC) to design and supply an integrated electrical system for the Abu Dhabi Crude Oil Pipeline (Adcop) project.
PR Newswire  Nov 2  Comment 
HUNTSVILLE, Ala., Nov. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- ABB has selected Intergraph®, the leading global provider of enterprise engineering and geospatial software, for the development of an oil and gas pipeline network and relevant facilities in North Africa. The
MarketWatch  Oct 30  Comment 
AK Steel was upped to neutral from sell by UBS, as the broker said there's a "relatively steady near-term outlook for its highest-margin product." But it said channel checks contradict management's assertion that electrical steel can see higher...
The Economic Times  Oct 29  Comment 
Swiss-based ABB Group saw third-quarter net profit rise 12 percent to over $1 billion, helped by a $380 million boost from reversing set-asides for taxes, antitrust fines and restructuring charges.
Times Online  Oct 29  Comment 
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Wall Street Journal  Oct 29  Comment 
ABB reported a 12% rise in third-quarter net profit on the back of reserve releases, but said due to weak demand from industrial manufacturers and construction firms the outlook for the remainder of the year and 2010 remains uncertain.
Bloomberg  Oct 29  Comment 
ABB Ltd., the world’s biggest supplier of power grids, said the outlook for the rest of 2009 and into 2010 remains “uncertain” after orders and sales slumped in the third quarter.
Bloomberg  Oct 29  Comment 
ABB Ltd., the world’s biggest supplier of power grids, reported higher third-quarter earnings as savings from shifting production to cheaper sites took hold.
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Business Profile

ABB (ABB), a partly-owned subsidiary of ABB Asea Brown Boveri of Switzerland, provides power and automation technologies that enable utility and industry customers to improve their performance while lowering environmental impact. The company was incorporated on Dec. 22, 1949 as Hindustan Electric Company. Pursuant to a scheme of amalgamation of Asea with HBB, the name was changed to Asea Brown Boveri (ABB) with effect from Oct. 13, 1989. The chairman is Gary Steel and the Vice Chairman and Managing Director is Biplab Majumder.

ABB operates through its business divisions of power products, power systems, automation products, process automation and robotics. It manufactures a wide range of transformers, switchgears, breakers, capacitors, cables and utility automation products and executes projects for power generation, transmission and electrification. It has eight manufacturing facilities in Bangalore, Faridabad, Haridwar, Mumbai, Nashik, and Vadodara.

ABB has a large range of products to offer its clients. The list is exhaustive and so this link will take care of the same: ABB Offerings A-Z

ABB and IIT, Delhi signed an MoU for technology development and knowledge sharing through specific development projects and research in power and automation. The company bagged a turnkey order worth approximately Rs 4,300 million to provide an enterprise wide supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) system for ONGC; contracts worth Rs 3.11 billion power and automation systems from Grasim Industries and Ultratech Cement for installation of 220/132kV switchyards and supply of switchgears; a Rs 2.89 billion order by Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) to supply the turnkey electrification package for Phase II of the Metro line spanning ten corridors across parts of New Delhi and surrounding areas of Gurgaon and NOIDA.

ABB operations in India include 14 manufacturing facilities and over 6500 employees. Customers are served through extensive countrywide presence with around 30 marketing offices, 8 service centers, 3 logistics warehouses and a network of over 750 channel partners. The ABB Group is increasingly leveraging the Indian operations for projects, products, services, engineering and R&D. Also, as part of ABB’s new regional approach, India has been designated as the hub for the South Asia region.

The corporate office and registered office are at Khanija Bhavan, 2nd Floor, East Wing, No. 49, Race Course Rd, Bangalore-560001.

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