ABB wins $19 million automation lifecycle support contract in South Pacific
ABB announced it was recently awarded a three-year service contract worth approximately $19 million, by Vale Inco Nouvelle Caledonie. Under this contract, awarded during the second quarter of 2009, ABB will provide onsite process control systems service and maintenance at Vale Inco’s process plant located on the South Pacific island of New Caledonia, 1200 kilometers east of Australia.
Vale Inco Nouvelle Caledonie extracts and processes the nickel and cobalt deposit in the Goro plateau, which is one of the largest in the world. The plant is expected to produce 60,000 million tons of nickel oxide and 4,300 - 5,000 million tons of cobalt carbonate annually.
The service contract forms part of an overall solution package offered to Vale Inco, and will include the ongoing optimization and maintenance of the plant’s installed System 800xA process automation system. ABB’s award-winning System 800xA extends the scope of traditional control systems to include all automation functions in a single operation and engineering environment, which enables plants to perform smarter and better at substantial cost savings.
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