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ABB Ltd
21 December 2001


ABB wins US$32 million contract from ThyssenKrupp

Power and automation equipment for new coking plant in Germany

Zurich, Switzerland, December 21 - ABB, the power and automation technology 
group, said today it has won a US$32 million contract from ThyssenKrupp Steel AG
to act as general electrical contractor for a new coking facility at a plant at 
Duisburg Schwelgern in Germany's Ruhr area.

ThyssenKrupp issued the contract in its function as management contractor for 
Carbonaria GmbH&Co KG. The new plant, with the largest coke oven in the world 
and an annual production of 2.5 million metric tons, will produce coke for 
ThyssenKrupp's steel manufacturing.

ABB will supply the plant with the equipment for electrical power and industry 
automation. This includes medium and low voltage substations, transformers, 
process automation, measurement and control technology, as well as analysis 
technology.

ABB said its industrial information technology, or Industrial IT, will measure 
and control manufacturing, safely and environmental processes at the plant, 
which will provide coke for blast furnaces. The plant, scheduled for completion 
in 2003, is among the largest ABB Industrial IT projects to date.

'ABB Industrial IT will bring all electrical and automation activities under 
common control to provide efficient power, maximize productivity, ensure the 
safety of plant workers and minimize environmental impact,' said Dinesh Paliwal 
executive vice president and head of ABB's process industries division.

ABB (www.abb.com) is a global leader in power and automation technologies that 
enable utility and industry customers to improve performance while lowering 
environmental impact.  ABB has 160,000 employees in more than 100 countries.
                                                                              
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