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Concentric oil and ‘smart’ water pumps for Euro truck engines

Concentric AB has signed a multi-year contract with a global truck manufacturer to supply oil and variable flow water pumps for its new 11-litre engine which is designed to meet the requirements of Euro 6/EPA13 legislation.

Annual revenues will be in the region of MSEK 76, based on mature volumes of 30,000 engines per year across Europe and the US. This contract follows on from an earlier order announced in October 2012 from the same customer for water pumps on its new 13 litre engine, taking the total annual revenues anticipated for both contracts to approximately MSEK 148.

Concentric has undertaken a significant investment programme to ensure that its oil and water pumps will be delivered ready for the introduction of the second, smaller engine at the start of 2014. Both water and oil pumps have been designed and developed by Concentric in close collaboration with the customer, with extensive use of Concentric’s expertise in fluid dynamics simulation to ensure optimised performance is achieved. Visit: www.concentricab.com

Nederman receives order worth SEK 25 million

Nederman has received an order from Kremenchuk Steel Works Stockholding Company in Ukraine to supply complete solutions for the filtration of gas dust from their steel making furnaces. The order is worth SEK 25 million. The order includes filters, cabinets, installation and training and everything will be produced at the Nederman manufacturing unit in Poland.

“This is a substantial order and it shows that our customers value our ability to create ecoefficient production for them with both financial and environmental benefits,” says Sven Kristensson, Nederman’s CEO. The order is booked in the fourth quarter and installation is planned for the first six months of 2014. Kremenchuk Steel Works Stockholding Company manufactures and supplies cast parts for four-wheel and six-wheel goods wagon bogies, and automatic coupling devices in Ukraine and internationally. Visit: www.nederman.com

Alfa Laval wins offshore oil and gas order worth SEK 90 million

Alfa Laval – a world leader in heat transfer, centrifugal separation and fluid handling – has won an order from a South Korean company for freshwater generators to an offshore oil platform in Norway. The order, booked in the Energy & Environment segment, has a value of approximately SEK 90 million. Delivery is scheduled for 2014.

The Alfa Laval freshwater generators will be installed onboard the platform where they will convert seawater into both potable and process water. The oil platform is located in the Norwegian part of the North Sea.

“This order confirms a continued positive development of our oil and gas business and it proves that our equipment lives up to the industry’s high demands on reliability and uptime,” says Lars Renström, president and CEO of the Alfa Laval Group. Visit: www.alfalaval.com

Driveline contract win in Brazil and India for KA

Kongsberg Automotive (KA) has been awarded a contract for the supply of a complete manual gearshift system from a major European OEM. The shifter system will be used in B Segment cars which will be sold in India and South America. The contract has a total value of €33 million over 4 years. Production will start at KA facilities in Jundiai (Brazil) and Gurgaon (India) in Q3 2015, and peak production volumes will be reached in 2018.

KA’s presence in the BRIC countries, such as in the Brazilian market, represents an important growth opportunity for the company. Indeed, LMC Automotive expected South American passenger car sales to grow by 7% this year and a further 5.2% in 2014.

“Kongsberg Automotive has a unique position to be able to offer a global footprint and full system capability, which support our growth plans in the BRIC countries,” said Ian van Duijvenboode, sales & marketing vicepresident for KA’s Driveline business. Visit: www.kongsbergautomotive.com

Scania to deliver 156 city buses to Berlin

Scania has received an order to provide 156 articulated buses to Berlin’s public transport provider, Berliner Verkehrsgesellschaft (BVG). The buses are scheduled for delivery between 2014 and 2017.

“This order is strategically important for establishing Scania in the German bus market,” says Fredrik Dahlborg, sales director for Europe and Eurasia, Buses & Coaches at Scania.

The delivery to BVG includes 156 Scania Citywide articulated buses powered by Euro 6 engines and automated gearboxes, as well as a close cooperation for repair and maintenance needs. In fact, predictable maintenance costs and good fuel economy were the decisive factors that won the BVG order for Scania. The BVG order is Scania’s second major bus contract in Germany over a relatively short period of time.

“We can supply solutions featuring our vehicles and service for city and express bus services that are attractive to passengers, and ensure high availability and low operating costs for our customers,” says Dahlborg. Visit: www.scania.com

Veidekke to build tunnel in Granvin

Veidekke Entreprenør has entered into a contract with the Norwegian Public Roads Administration to build a tunnel and a new landslide-safe road past Haukanesberget on county road 7 in Granvin municipality. This will be a turnkey contract valued at NOK 191 million, excluding VAT. County road 7 past Haukanesberget west of the centre of Granvin is the most landslide-prone road in Hordaland. The section has been top of Hordaland County’s list of landslide safety projects to be realised, and now the road will finally be secured against rock slides and falling snow and ice.

Veidekke Entreprenør is to build a 1.4km tunnel, which will be named Folkedalstunnelen. In addition, Veidekke will build a total of 1km new open road on both sides of the tunnel. Work is to commence in the end of November and is to be completed in late autumn 2015. Visit: www.veidekke.no

WINNINGBUSINESS

WEG to supply highvoltage motors for mine copper developments

Approximately 50 of WEG’s H- and M-line machines have been chosen to drive production facilities at the largest single mine development in Kazakhstan, the Bozshakol Clay Project, by both volume and value. Owned by one of the world’s top copper producers, the Kazakhmys Corporation, the Bozshakol sulphide and clay complex has an estimated annual ore processing capacity of 30 million tonnes and will employ around 1000 people, with a similar number involved in the construction phase.

“WEG is delighted to provide the Kazakhmys Corporation with reliable electric machines to ensure process efficiency, productivity and a high degree of reliability. Being a supplier for such a large-scale project really demonstrates WEG’s high level of engineering competence and expertise with complex international EPC business,” says Sergey Mushchenko, managing director at WEG CIS.

The development phase of Bozshakol Clay Project in Kazakhstan began ahead of schedule, with pre-production mining scheduled for 2014 and the first ore to be processed at the concentrator by 2015. The capital cost for the project is in the region of £1.18 billion. Visit: www.weg.net

Viking Supply Ships wins contract for 4 AHTS vessels

Viking Supply Ships has entered into a contract with a major oil company for the charter of the AHTS-vessels ‘Loke Viking’, ‘Magne Viking’, ‘Brage Viking’ and ‘Balder Viking’. The contract applies to the drilling seasons 2014 and 2015, with options for the drilling seasons 2016 and 2017. The drilling season is expected to commence around April / May each year.

The total value of the contract’s firm period including mobilisation fee is around MUSD 120.

The contract further adds to the company’s backlog, which now accounts for MNOK 2845 including charterer’s options, an increase of MNOK 1675 since 1 January 2013. With the recent contract the AHTS fleet has an estimated contract coverage including charterer options of 62% for 2014 and 57% for 2015.

Viking Supply Ships is one of two business areas of Rederi AB Transatlantic, a leading Swedish shipping company with headquarters in Gothenburg. Visit: www.rabt.se