EoW September 2010

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Continuous casting agent in Iraq

Specialist models facilitate the production of the highest quality gold and silver alloy shapes and sections. marketing manager Guy Henderson remarked: “The appointment of Mr Al-Rawi is another example of the company’s commitment to emerging markets, following on from the launch of our Russian and Chinese language websites.” precious metal Rautomead sales and

Rautomead of Scotland has appointed an agent in the Middle East. Mr Majeed A Al-Rawi of the EI-Tech Energies and Technologies Company will be representing Rautomead’s interests in Iraq and Jordan, servicing Rautomead’s existing continuous casting technology customers in the region and identifying potential new customers in the wire and cable and metal processing industries. promoting Rautomead’s entire product range, including fully automated machines for the production of quantities of up to 30,000 tonnes per year. For smaller scale wire rod production, a new range is capable of producing between 1,000 and 3,600 tonnes. Mr Al-Rawi will be

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Email : sales@rautomead.com Website : www.rautomead.com EI Tech Energies and Technologies – Jordan Email : majeed@ei-techno.com

ABB has announced that it will construct a new factory in the United States to manufacture high-voltage land cables for power transmission. The new plant will manufacture land cables for use in both AC and DC applications. ABB will invest approximately $90 million in the new manufacturing facility, which is expected to employ around 100 people. The selection process for the site of the factory is already under way. “Cables play a key role in the efficiency and reliability of long-distance power transmission,” said Peter Leupp, head of ABB’s power systems division. ”The need to upgrade the existing transmission infrastructure in the United States, to provide grid interconnections and integrate more renewable power into the grid is driving demand for cables.” ABB has been manufacturing polymeric insulated cables since the early 1970s and is among leading suppliers of cable systems for a range of voltage levels. The company’s offering includes XLPE (cross-linked polyethylene) insulated cables for use in high-voltage applications, up to 500kV, said to provide opportunities for energy-efficient power transmission. Around the world, ABB has delivered more than 7,200km of XLPE cables for voltage levels above 100kV. In the 1950s ABB delivered the world’s first commercial HVDC (high-voltage direct current) power link. The company developed HVDC Light in the 1990s, delivered the world’s longest underwater power link in 2008 and is currently connecting the world’s most remote offshore wind farm (Bard, located 128 kilometres off the German mainland). ABB – Switzerland Website: www.abb.com ABB to build new cable factory in US

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