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Liebherr opens subsidiary in Buenos Aires
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March Liebherr-Argentina SA opened a new office in Buenos Aires, the capital of Argentina. From the subsidiary Liebherr is expanding activities in Argentina and Uruguay, primarily in the product areas of mining, mobile cranes and port and harbour cranes. The opening of the new office marks another chapter in the history of Liebherr-Argentina SA. With an area of 314 square metres, the office in the heart of the Argentinian capital offers space for current and future growth, primarily in the product areas port and harbour cranes and mobile cranes. Eleven of the 17 Liebherr employees working in Buenos Aires look after sales and service in the area of port and harbour cranes, and four other employees are responsible for the mobile cranes area. With the new office Liebherr not only strengthens its presence in Argentina, but also takes over the entire sales and service activities of Liebherr mobile cranes in Uruguay. “My greatest wish is that this new office becomes too small very quickly,” stated Daniel Haag, managing director of Liebherr-Argentina SA, during the opening ceremony. “We are optimistic about the future and are expecting further growth in Argentina and the neighbouring countries we look after from here.” Visit: www.liebherr.com
ContiTech opens new plant for coated fabrics in China T
he opening of ContiTech’s new facility for coated fabrics marks a special milestone in the company’s history in China: It is the first international production site for elastomer coatings outside Germany. “The investment into that new plant underlines our commitment within and to the Chinese market. It allows us to better meet our Chinese customers’ demands in different industries,” emphasises Dr Peter Scholtissek, head of ContiTech Elastomer Coatings. With a total investment of more than €20 million (170 Million Renminbi), the plant produces high-performance coated materials for a variety of applications. The product range includes robust concertina wall materials, which connect railway carriages together, or fabrics for protective equipment, dry diving suits or life rafts. “It’s a special moment for me and my team, because we are putting a long-pursued plan into action. We have established an ultramodern and climate-friendly facility equipped with leading production technology that can only be matched by a few companies worldwide.” Visit: www.contitech.de
AMS Technologies opens design centre in Poland A MS Technologies, Europe’s leading solution provider and distributor for optical, power and thermal management technologies, has established a design centre in Krakow, Poland. In this design centre skilled AMS experts will address customer requirements for professional, turnkey solutions in the fields of thermal management and electronics. Unlike other distributors, AMS Technologies not only supplies leading edge products and
components but views itself as the customer’s ‘extended workbench’. Opening the new centre is in line with this strategy, which further reinforces the company’s position as a premier provider of custom thermal management solutions. Business models where so-called ‘valueadded’ distribution is taking over design are already widespread in the electronics industry. In the thermal management sector, however, most
customers develop their own solutions to specific challenges. AMS Technologies is pioneering a new approach with its offer to realise professional turnkey solutions to the customer’s order. The AMS design center in Krakow will specialize in design and ‘proof of concept’ as well as supporting the transfer of the resulting prototype into volume production after customer sign-off. Visit: www.amstechnologies.com
Fortum to start building the Ånstadblåheia wind farm in Norway
Fortum has decided to purchase 14 wind turbines from Vestas for the Ånstadblåheia wind farm, resulting in an installed capacity of about 50 MW. The annual production of Ånstadblåheia is estimated to be more than 150 gigawatt-hours (GWh). Fortum finalised the acquisition of three wind power projects from Nordkraft at the beginning of January 2017. The transaction
consists of the Nygårdsfjellet wind farm, which is already operational, as well as the fully-permitted Ånstadblåheia and Sørfjord projects. When built, the total installed capacity of the three wind farms will be approximately 170 MW. Fortum is cooperating with Nordkraft on the construction and operation of the wind farms. Visit: www.fortum.com
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ortum is launching construction of the Ånstadblåheia wind farm in Norway. The construction will begin with ground works in March, and the wind farm is expected to start production in 2018. Fortum announced the acquisition of three wind projects on 8 November 2016 and 5 January 2017.
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