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Siemens ups China presence in steel market
By Wan Zhihong (China Daily)
Updated: 2007-06-13 13:37
Siemens, one of the world's largest electrical engineering and
electronics companies, has quickly increased its presence in the Chinese
steel market through deals with local companies.
"The Chinese market, which now accounts for over 10 percent of our global
market, will remain one of the most important markets for us in the next
few years," said Richard Pfeiffer, head of the metals technologies
division of the Siemens Industrial Solutions and Services (I&S) Group.
Siemens I&S has signed an agreement with Shougang Jingtang United Iron
and Steel Co, to supply electrical engineering equipment for three new
strip-treatment lines. It includes the basic and process automation and
all of the drive systems for the three lines.
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The deal is valued around 18 million euros and the lines are scheduled to
start production in the spring of 2009.
The company has also signed an agreement with Baosteel, China's largest
steel maker, to supply drive and automation equipment.
The focus of the Baosteel project is to equip the production facilities
with powerful and reliable drives, which will increase the productivity
and availability of the rolling mills, Pfeiffer said.
The company has also eyed medium and small-sized steel companies in
China. It has signed agreements with Jiuquan Iron and Steel Group and
Chengde Iron and Steel Group respectively to supply automation equipments.
"By taking over the Austrian steel giant Voest Alpine Industrieanlagenbau
(VAI) in 2005, Siemens expanded its steel plant project business with
automation and electrical engineering solutions by adding mechanical and
process solutions to its already existing range of products," Pfeiffer
said. "Now we can provide iron and steel producers with ways of improving
their entire value-added chain."
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