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| ABB awarded $53-million contract in Dubai Swiss engineering company ABB has won a $53-million contract from Dubai Aluminum Company Limited (DUBAL) to upgrade electrical and automation systems at the company's 480-hectare smelter complex in Dubai. DUBAL operates one of the largest single-site aluminum smelters in the world, having produced approximately 890,000 tonnes of aluminum in 2007. It is one of the largest non-oil contributors to Dubai's economy. Under the terms of the contract, ABB will replace 16 high-voltage regulating transformers (rectiformers, used to convert alternating current to direct current) with five larger units, rated at 86 megavolt amperes, to increase capacity and combine two smelting potlines. write your comments about the article :: © 2008 Construction News :: home page |