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AREVA wins significant nuclear fuel contract from Dominion

AREVA has won a $73 million nuclear fuel contract with the US utility Dominion for Unit 2 at its Millstone Power Station in Waterford (Connecticut). AREVA, which currently supplies fuel to Millstone 2, will provide fuel to the plant through 2035, when the operating license expires.In addition to the fuel fabrication, the scope of work also includes studies and engineering services.

“The AREVA design has operated well in the Millstone Unit 2 core and helped us achieve our fuel performance goals,” said Kerry Basehore, director Nuclear Analysis and Fuel, Dominion.

“With this contract, we will offer stability for Dominion in terms of pricing for decades into the future. This security of supply is invaluable to utility companies, and it was made possible through the reliability of our products,” said Markus Birkhofer, executive vice-president of AREVA’s fuel activities. Visit: www.areva.com

Balfour Beatty awarded Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park Stadium Contract

Balfour Beatty, the international infrastructure group, has been awarded a £154 million contract to carry out the full transformation works to the London 2012 Olympic Stadium for its operator, E20 Stadium LLP, a joint venture between the London Legacy Development Corporation and Newham Council. This new contract encompasses the £41 million Stadium roof contract Balfour Beatty was awarded in the summer.

Balfour Beatty will lead the transformation of the Stadium into an all-round multi-use venue, delivering a lasting sporting, cultural and commercial legacy in East London.

The new venue will host five matches during the Rugby World Cup 2015 and will be the permanent home of West Ham United Football Club from 2016.

Sustainable construction methods will include features of the existing facility being recycled and incorporated into the new Stadium and the re-use of crushed demolition material, existing balustrades and sanitary ware.

Once reconfigured the Stadium’s cable net roof, 84 metres wide at its deepest point, will be the largest cantilevered roof in the world covering every Stadium seat, improving acoustics and spectator experience.

Works commence on site early in 2014 and are due for completion in the spring of 2016. Visit: www.balfourbeatty.com

Meyer Burger awarded major strategic contract

Meyer Burger Technology Ltd has successfully concluded an important strategic contract with a new customer. The contract includes delivery of high precision industrial slicing systems for about CHF 40 million. Meyer Burger signed an additional framework contract for diamond wire material from Group Member Diamond Materials Technology that has a potential value of about CHF 30 million in consumables during fiscal year 2014 (consumables to be called on an order-to-order basis). Both the systems (equipment) and the consumables (diamond wire) are being used for cutting and slicing applications in specialised non-PV technologies.

Delivery of the system solutions is scheduled to begin in January 2014 and will be completed by the end of the first half of the year. The scheduled single-orders and corresponding deliveries from the framework agreement (diamond wire consumables) cover the entire fiscal year 2014. Visit: www.meyerburger.com

ProfilGruppen signs agreement with Volvo Cars

ProfilGruppen has signed a contract for deliveries to Volvo CarCorporations. The contract, starting in 2015, makes ProfilGruppen a new supplier of aluminium components to Volvo Cars. The volume of the contract is expected to comprise several thousand tons of aluminum profiles.

Volvo Cars is one of Europe’s leading manufacturers of passenger cars and is part of the Chinese Geely Holding Group.

“We are very proud of the confidence Volvo Cars has shown in ProfilGruppen by choosing us as supplier and future partner. Volvo Cars’ high demands on us as a supplier will contribute to our technical development. This contract will contribute positively to the growth of our core business and allows us to further expand our automated processing business, which we aim at,” says Anders Frisinger, CEO of ProfilGruppen.

As part of the contract ProfilGruppen will invest about 15 MSEK in an automated machining cell. Visit: www.profilgruppen.se

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Scania and GAZ Group deliver 120 buses to Moscow

Scania is continuing to strengthen its position as a supplier of chassis to buses for Moscow’s public transport system in cooperation with Russia-based commercial vehicle manufacturer GAZ Group. In addition to 709 buses delivered to Mostransavto for operation in the Moscow region and Sochi, Scania and GAZ Group will now deliver 120 buses to Mosgortrans. The buses will be put into operation in the city of Moscow.

The buses now being delivered are of the same model as the previous order – Golaz Voyage. They are built on Scania’s 2-axel chassis with Euro 4 SCR engines. All buses are equipped with the Scania Opticruise automatic gearchanging system. 50 of the buses will be fitted with special equipment for disabled passengers.

“We are pleased to note the continued confidence in Scania’s bus technology,” says Hans Tardell, managing director of Scania Rus. “With even more buses in operation in Moscow, our workshops will benefit from a significant increase in business.” Visit: www.scania.com

Ruukki to deliver steel for thermosolar plant in Morocco

Ruukki has signed a contract to deliver 9000 tonnes of metal-coated, high-strength steel to the Spanish company CIE EGAÑA. The material will be used by CIE EGAÑA to manufacture the support arms for the parabolic reflectors in a new thermosolar plant to be built in Morocco. The new thermosolar plant will have an output of 125 megawatts making it one of the largest in the world and is the first to be built in Morocco.

Ruukki’s deliveries, which will begin at the start of 2014, consist of metal coated, highstrength steel which will both strengthen and lighten the structures whilst the superior surface protection offered by the Galfan coating will prevent corrosion and extend product lifetime. Protection is key when products are constantly exposed to extreme weather conditions. Tony Harris, vice-president, Sales Western Europe & Africa at Ruukki, commented on the contract, “To secure this contract is particularly pleasing as it is consistent with Ruukki’s strategy to provide lighter, longer lasting solutions to our customers in order to create a more sustainable environment.” Visit: www.ruukki.com

SKF reaches SEK 370 million agreement with Hyundai Motors

SKF has been nominated by Hyundai Motors as a supplier for business valued at approximately SEK 370 million. Within the terms of the agreement, SKF will deliver the recently launched robust MacPherson suspension bearing unit (MSBU). The solutions will be equipping both Hyundai and Kia vehicles like Ceed, Forte, Soul, i30, Sonata, K5, i40, Grandeur, K7, Santa Fe and Sorento. The length of the business is expected to last the life of each car model.

Tryggve Sthen, president, SKF Automotive says, “I am very pleased to see our expanding partnership with Hyundai for the steering and suspension application with our recently launched robust solutions. Our engineering knowledge supports our customers in their journey to improve the performance of their vehicles. It is rewarding to have this recognition from Hyundai and I look forward to a continued growing partnership.”

The new robust MSBU meets the increased performance demands in terms of higher reliability and increased operating life. Global car models must cope with a wider range of external forces in different driving conditions. This unit is able to support high load and withstand severe pollution with improved reliability. Visit: www.skf.com

Bluefish wins tender auction in Spain

Bluefish has been selected as the exclusive provider of four products within the oncology area in a two-year contract for the Andalusia region. The products are Anastrozole 1mg, Bicalutamide 50mg, Bicalutamide 150mg and Letrozole 2.5mg. Initial supply is planned for early 2014. Additional net sales from the contract are estimated to approximately SEK 15 million per year.While tender auctions for pharmaceuticals are common practice throughout Europe, so far, Andalusia is the only one of Spain’s 17 different regions where this method is applied.

Bluefish has successfully built market share in major European markets by offering high quality generic pharmaceuticals. Never compromising on product quality and patient safety, it markets its products in an innovative, responsible and cost-efficient way with the ambition of making modern medicines accessible to more people.

Bluefish is operating in a large number of European markets. Its portfolio consists of 80 products and is growing. Visit: www.bluefishpharma.com