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ABB wins five-year full service agreement in South Africa

Jan 26 2012  ABB has signed a five-year, full service contract with Nampak Corrugated, to manage maintenance and improve overall efficiency at the company’s Rosslyn paper mill in Pretoria, South Africa.

Under the agreement, ABB will manage all maintenance operations at the paper mill to improve equipment efficiency and increase production output while reducing operating costs. In addition, ABB will provide process optimization, energy consulting, equipment lifecycle services at the site, as well as manage all third-party subcontractors and suppliers. 62 Nampak maintenance employees transferred to ABB, when the contract took effect in December last year.Nampak is Africa’s largest packaging company, manufacturing a diverse range of paper, plastic, metal and glass packaging products. The Rosslyn mill manufactures recycled based paper for a variety of corrugated packaging products, supplied by Nampak’s Corrugated operations. “ABB Full Service agreements make business sense in terms of increasing efficiency in operations, and help to further develop skilled maintenance personnel in world-class practices,” said Veli-Matti Reinikkala, head of ABB’s Process Automation division. “These agreements provide an exceptional win-win situation for all involved, and allow the customer to focus on their core business while getting the best performance out of their process.”

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