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ABB will supply a complete rectifier/transformer package, SCADA control, plus project design, installation, and start-up. Orkuvirki will manufacture and install various electrical equipment cubicles, composed of products from ABB and others for the high voltage and medium voltage distribution.

“This contract extends a series of recent successes in comprehensive solutions for primary metals producers,” said Dinesh Paliwal, head of ABB’s automation technologies division. “Our broad process expertise, combined with local manufacturing support from Orkuvirki, will provide a timely and robust power and automation solution to the customer.”

The Nordural primary aluminum plant is located at Grundartangi, about 45 kilometers north of Iceland’s capital, Reykjavik. The expansion will double the smelter’s production capacity from 90,000 to 180,000 tons of high-quality aluminum annually. Electrical power for the expansion will be provided by geothermal sources.

Production start-up for the new systems is scheduled for February 2006.