ABB Process Automation moves to Houston, TX

ABB過程自動化部遷至德州休斯頓

Houston, TX, June 19, 2007 — ABB is relocating its global Process Automation division headquarters from Norwalk, CT, to Houston, TX, effective August 1, 2007. This move brings key division management closer to numerous oil and gas, petrochemical and energy industry customer facilities and headquarters in this region.

休斯頓6月19日消息——ABB正在重新為其過程自動化部門的全球總部選定地址，從現在康奈提格州的諾沃克遷至德克薩斯州的休斯頓，搬遷工作從2007年8月1號開始。這一搬遷使得關鍵的部門管理更靠近眾多位于該地區的油氣、石化和能源工業客戶的工廠和總部。

"As part of our ongoing commitment to best serve our customers, we are relocating our global Process Automation division headquarters and management team to Houston. This will allow us to be closer to the management and operations of some of ABB's largest customers. This move complements the well-established ABB engineering, service and support teams which already exist in Houston," said Veli-Matti Reinikkala, head of ABB's Process Automation division. "This move also underscores our continued focus on growing our business in the North American market."

ABB過程自動化部主管Veli-Matti Reinikkala表示：“作為我們現在實施的為客戶提供最好服務的承諾的一部分，我們正在把過程自動化部門的全球總部和管理團隊改遷至休斯頓。這將使我們更近地為ABB的一些最大客戶提供管理和運作。這一行動補充了ABB在休斯頓已有的良好的工程、服務和支持團隊。這一搬遷也表明了我們繼續重點在北美市場發展我們的業務。”

Centrally located within the North America region, over 150 industrial companies are headquartered in Houston, and some of the largest oil, gas and petrochemical complexes in the United States are located in the nearby Houston Ship Channel.

休斯頓位于北美區域的中心位置，有150多家工業公司的總部位于該市，而且一些美國最大的石油、天然氣和石化綜合公司也位于休斯頓船道附近。

ABB's Process Automation division delivers integrated solutions for control, plant optimization, and industry-specific application knowledge and services to help process industry customers worldwide meet their critical business needs in the areas of operational profitability, capital productivity, risk management and global responsibility. These industries include oil and gas, power, chemicals and pharmaceuticals, pulp and paper, metals, minerals, marine and turbocharging.

ABB的過程自動化部為控制、工廠優化以及特種工業應用知識和服務提供綜合解決方案，在運作收益率、資本生產力、風險管理和全球責任領域幫助全球的業界客戶滿足他們關鍵的業務需求。這些工業包括油氣、電力、化學和制藥、造紙、金屬、礦石、航海和渦輪增壓等。

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是電力和自動化技術領域的全球領導廠商，致力于為工業和電力行業客戶提供解決方案，以幫助客戶提高生產效率，同時降低對環境的不良影響。ABB集團的業務遍布全球100多個國家，擁有大約109,000名雇員。

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