For the business press / For the financial press
Linz/Austria, 2007-Dec-05
For the first time in the world, Siemens Metals Technologies is to take over complete responsibility for electrical and mechanical maintenance of all the machinery and equipment involved in the steel production process – from the sinter plant and blast furnace to the steel works and slab caster. The customer is ThyssenKrupp CSA Companhia Siderùrgica, which will thus be entrusting Siemens with complete responsibility for lifecycle servicing of its new integrated iron and steel works in Brazil. The contract will run for 15 years and the order is worth around 700 million euros.
In November 2006, ThyssenKrupp CSA awarded Siemens an order to supply a converter steel works and two slab casters for its new integrated iron and steel works in Sepetiba, a coastal town in the state of Rio de Janeiro. Commissioning of the equipment is scheduled for the beginning of 2009. The aim is to achieve an annual production of five million metric tons of slabs with widths of 800 to 2,000 millimeters and in thicknesses of 200 to 260 millimeters. ThyssenKrupp intends to supply its domestic production facilities and other main processing facilities with slabs from this new steel-production facility. Around 40 percent of the slabs produced in Brazil are to be processed at ThyssenKrupp's German facilities, while 60 percent are foreseen for the NAFTA market. The world's largest iron-ore producer, Companhia Vale do Rio Doce, will have a 10 percent share in the project.
Within the framework of this service contract, Siemens will set up two workshops at the site of the new integrated iron and steel works, employing around 600 people whose job it will be to maintain the new production facility.
Among the reasons why the service contract was awarded to Siemens Metals Technologies was the company's experience in the maintenance of industrial plants all over the world. “We employ around 3,000 specialists in over 50 different countries. They have unique experience in the maintenance and modernization of mechanical and electrical installations as well as in all aspects of process automation,” said Dr. Anton Stallinger, who is responsible for service business in the area of metallurgical plant construction: “Thanks to our service solutions which are tailored to the respective customer's plants, we uphold the competitiveness of our customers and increase the productivity of their installations.” The decision of ThyssenKrupp to jointly oversee its investments in new machinery and the expenditure for its maintenance over a period of many years is opening up new potential for savings. “Sophisticated financial engineering has made a substantial contribution to a reduction in the amount of tied-up capital of our customers,” said Stallinger.
Further information on solutions for steel works, rolling mills and processing lines at: http://www.siemens.com/metals
Metals Technologies (MT), a Division of the Siemens Industrial Solutions and Services Group (I&S), is one of the world’s leading engineering and plant-building companies for the iron and steel industry as well as for the flat-rolling sector of the aluminum industry and for open-cast mining. MT, which was created from the integration of Voest-Alpine Industrieanlagenbau, Linz, Austria, and the electrical engineering product business and automation solutions of Siemens, provides a comprehensive range of supplies and services for all related technological processes and integrated automation solutions for the entire life-cycle of metallurgical plants.
The Siemens Industrial Solutions and Services Group (I&S) is the integrator of systems and solutions for industrial and infrastructure facilities and global service provider for the plant and projects business covering planning, installation, operation and the entire life cycle. I&S uses its own products and systems and process technologies in order to enhance productivity and improve competitiveness of companies in the sectors of metallurgy, water treatment, pulp and paper, oil and gas, marine engineering, open-cast mining, airport logistics, postal automation, intelligent traffic systems and industrial services. In fiscal 2007 (to September 30) I&S employed a total of 37,000 people worldwide and achieved total sales of EUR 8.894 billion, according to U.S. GAAP.
Further information and downloads at: http://www.industry.siemens.com
Reference Number: I&S 1207.6800 e
Mr. Wieland Simon
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