13 August 2009
First order for new maintenance workshop in China: Siemens provides maintenance service for continuous slab casters of Nanjing Iron and Steel Co., Ltd.
The strand-guiding rolls are important parts of the caster. It is subject to alternating thermal stress and alternating shock loads constantly, thus thermal fatigue and extreme wear of rolls are rampant. Regular maintenance of the rolls is therefore necessary to ensure smooth casting and a uniformly high quality of the slabs cast. Siemens VAI is the world market leader in the provision of maintenance services for continuous slab casters and already operates maintenance workshops in Brazil, France, South Africa and the USA. Siemens VAI's scope of services also encompasses local plant maintenance including repair and preventive maintenance, spare parts management and production and also repair and renewal of wear parts such as rolls in its own workshops.
10 August 2009
Siemens to supply solutions to China's largest membrane-based water treatment project
"This project once again demonstrates Siemens' capabilities to provide solutions that meet the demand for cost-effective and reliable technologies in China," says Henrik Alt, General Manager of Siemens Water Technologies in China. "We are proud to see that this project will make an important contribution to further improving drinking water quality for Wuxi´s citizens and helping Wuxi city realize sustainable development." This is another successful case after Siemens supplied MBR solutions to Wuxi Xincheng Wastewater Treatment Plant to help improve the water quality in Taihu Lake last year.
30 July 2009
Siemens fully on track to achieve targets for fiscal 2009 in challenging market environment
Siemens continues to expect Total Sectors profit for fiscal 2009 to exceed the prior-year level of €6.6 billion. Growth in income from continuing operations in fiscal 2009 is expected to exceed growth in Total Sectors profit. For fiscal 2009, Siemens' target is to achieve revenue growth of at least twice the rate of actual global GDP growth. If GDP growth is negative, the aim would be for the company's percentage decline in revenue to be less than half the rate of decline in global GDP.
28 July 2009
Siemens Festival Night: A new way to experience Bayreuth
Richard Wagner himself dreamed of making his opera festivals available to all, and his great-granddaughter Katharina Wagner also wants to open up the Festival to a broader public. Reflecting this wish, the Bayreuth Festival is again teaming up with the city of Bayreuth and Siemens to offer the Siemens Festival Night in an unusual and technically innovative way. The Siemens Festival Night will again be presented as a free public viewing event at the Bayreuth Festplatz and offer even more attractions than last year. In addition, the live broadcast of the opera will also be offered worldwide as a high-quality and affordable webstream to all those who have broadband Internet access.
23 July 2009
Siemens SIMOSEC 12 Switchgear makes market debut
SIMOSEC 12, the new air-insulated medium voltage switchgear was launched in Siemens Medium Voltage Switchgear Technology (Wuxi) Ltd. (SMVS) on July 17th. Tailored-made for the Chinese market, it offers highest quality as welded sealed-for-life switchgear vessel, which boasts the advantages of little leakage, defrosting and less discharge. The equipment can be widely used in utilities and industries in China. Siemens also offers flexible cooperation with partners by providing purchasing options from core parts, top units, light panel to complete panel.
16 July 2009
Siemens to supply compressor trains to China
The Siemens scope of supply encompasses a two-casing syngas compressor train, which will be driven by a double-end-drive SST-600 steam turbine. The compressors will be manufactured in Duisburg and the steam turbine in Görlitz, Germany. Siemens will also supply together with its Chinese joint venture SITH (Siemens Industrial Turbomachinery Huludao Co. Ltd.) a CO2 compressor driven by a steam turbine SST-150. In addition, the order also includes supply of the auxiliary systems, local packaging and services for the two trains. For SITH the order at the same time marks its entry into the CO2 business.
03 July 2009
OSRAM Further Expands the Production of Green Lighting Products In China
Statistics indicate that the electricity consumption for lighting in China has hit 400 billion kwh in 2008, which is about 5 times of the annual output of The Three Gorges. The figure is estimated to grow to 500 billion kwh by 2010 with an annual growth rate of 13% to14%. In order to fulfill the target of reducing the electricity consumption for lighting by 10% by 2010, from 2008 to 2010, the Chinese government will subsidize 150 million green lighting products to promote energy-saving and environment protection under its Green Lighting Campaign. As one of the suppliers of the government program, OSRAM is to provide a total of 14.5 million green products from 2008 to 2009. " As a leading green lighting manufacturer, OSRAM is committed to support China's Green Lighting Campaign to help foster an energy-saving and environment-friendly society here. With our factory expansion, we will develop and deliver more innovative, energy-efficient and cost-effective products to better serve the booming market in China", said Mr. Lars Johnsen, President of OSRAM China Lighting Ltd.
22 June 2009
Siemens expects around RMB 140 billion in new orders from stimulus programs worldwide
To overcome the global economic crisis, stimulus programs of around RMB 19 trillion have been announced and, in some cases, already initiated. Roughly one third of this total – or more than RMB 6.5 trillion is slated for investment in infrastructure projects. The remainder is accounted for example by tax cuts, for private households, and other governmental non-infrastructure related measures. The total volume of planned infrastructure expenditures relevant for Siemens comes to about RMB 1,400 billion globally. Given the company's current average market share worldwide, these expenditures can, therefore, be expected to generate new orders for Siemens of around RMB 140 billion, of which approximately RMB 60 billion will likely come from environmental technologies. In fiscal 2008, Siemens' environmental technologies generated revenue of around RMB 180 billion. The company intends to increase this figure to RMB 238 billion a year by 2011.
19 June 2009
Siemens participates with its complete environmental portfolio in China (Ningbo) Energy Conservation & Environmental Technology and Products Expo (CHNECE)
Jointly organized by Zhejiang Provincial Government and Ningbo Municipal Government, CHNECE received strong support from the National Development and Reform Commission and the Ministry of Industry and Information. Themed "Energy Saving and Emission Reduction with Innovations" this year, CHNECE is identified as a comprehensive platform to promote environmental friendly development via exhibitions, on-site trading as well as high-level forums. Over 800 enterprises from home and abroad presented their latest energy-saving technologies and showcase projects at the Ningbo International Conference and Exhibition Center with a total exhibition area of 35,000 square meters.
15 June 2009
Dr. Richard Hausmann becomes Advisor of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation to Shenyang Municipal Government
"International companies, like Siemens, have played a remarkable role in the development of Shenyang over the past years and have become an integral part of the local society and the economy," said Mr. Yang Yazhou, Vice Mayor of Shenyang Municipal Government on the meeting with the Siemens China delegation headed by Dr. Hausmann today. "I am glad to invite Dr. Hausmann, on behalf of 7 million people of Shenyang, to be member of the highest-level think-tank of the city and contribute the best practice of Siemens and his personal expertise to the future sustainable development of Shenyang."