ABB: Main page newshttp://www.abb.com/Global/seitp/seitp202.nsf/rssfeed.rdf!OpenAgent&feed=ED1CCD14F1810039C12570D5004C15CDNews appearing on ABB.com's front pageenCopyright 2012 ABBWed, 16 May 2012 20:10:05 GMTABB: Main page newshttp://www.abb.com/http://www.abb.com/Client/Images/Logo.gif Wed, 16 May 2012 20:10:05 GMT ABB completes acquisition of Thomas & Betts 2012-05-16 - US becomes ABB’s largest market with about $6.6 billion in annual revenue and 19,000 employees http://www.abb.com/cawp/seitp202/a639087bad66c949c1257a00006e6bf5.aspx http://www.abb.com/cawp/seitp202/a639087bad66c949c1257a00006e6bf5.aspx Wed, 16 May 2012 14:58:24 GMT ABB wins $18 million order for subsea pipeline construction vessels 2012-05-16 - Energy efficient electric propulsion, reliable power distribution systems for two deepwater pipeline installation vessels to be built by Daewoo in South Korea http://www.abb.com/cawp/seitp202/6cbd0102e403ad1285257a0000524030.aspx http://www.abb.com/cawp/seitp202/6cbd0102e403ad1285257a0000524030.aspx Tue, 15 May 2012 12:01:58 GMT ABB strengthens global lead in enterprise asset management software market 2012-05-15 - ARC Advisory Group market study names Ventyx the world’s second-largest EAM supplier http://www.abb.com/cawp/seitp202/e2a5f71bd727cb1bc12579ff0022bbff.aspx http://www.abb.com/cawp/seitp202/e2a5f71bd727cb1bc12579ff0022bbff.aspx Mon, 14 May 2012 06:29:16 GMT Reducing energy consumption in Poland 2012-05-14 - Poland’s two largest electric utilities have both selected ABB amorphous core distribution transformers to reduce energy losses in their power distribution networks. The transformers cut no-load energy losses by up to 70 percent compared to international reference standards – an energy efficiency level that is unequaled by any other type of distribution transformer. http://www.abb.com/cawp/seitp202/9d06897a82ab11abc12579f4004064c1.aspx http://www.abb.com/cawp/seitp202/9d06897a82ab11abc12579f4004064c1.aspx Fri, 11 May 2012 15:17:10 GMT ABB’s Pending Acquisition of Thomas & Betts Receives EU Antitrust Clearance; All Regulatory Conditions to Closing Now Satisfied 2012-05-11 - Zurich, Switzerland and Memphis, Tennessee, May 11, 2012 – ABB Ltd (NYSE: ABB), the leading power and automation technology group, and Thomas & Betts Corporation (NYSE: TNB), a North American leader in low voltage products, today announced that the European Commission has cleared ABB’s proposed acquisition of Thomas & Betts. http://www.abb.com/cawp/seitp202/7618238968581d3ac12579fb00531aee.aspx http://www.abb.com/cawp/seitp202/7618238968581d3ac12579fb00531aee.aspx Thu, 10 May 2012 12:40:38 GMT ABB to deliver advanced asset management solution to Australian electricity companies 2012-05-10 - Software to optimize asset performance and provide greater business visibility http://www.abb.com/cawp/seitp202/3b9cadae9f6334b9c12579fa002e55b4.aspx http://www.abb.com/cawp/seitp202/3b9cadae9f6334b9c12579fa002e55b4.aspx Wed, 9 May 2012 08:01:04 GMT ABB successfully closes benchmark $2.5-billion bond offering. 2012-05-09 - Zurich, Switzerland, May 9, 2012 – ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, announced that its subsidiary ABB Finance (USA) Inc. has successfully closed the $2.5-billion bond offering that it launched on May 3, 2012. http://www.abb.com/cawp/seitp202/bc52a6db30276f46c12579f9002a4b5f.aspx http://www.abb.com/cawp/seitp202/bc52a6db30276f46c12579f9002a4b5f.aspx Mon, 7 May 2012 11:38:01 GMT Rebuilding the Congo’s electrical infrastructure 2012-05-07 - ABB is helping the Democratic Republic of the Congo to modernize its electrical infrastructure and transport much-needed electricity from the vast hydropower resources of the Inga Falls to the country’s mining heartland, 1,700 km to the south. http://www.abb.com/cawp/seitp202/1ce00678c84ede68c12579e4003bf145.aspx http://www.abb.com/cawp/seitp202/1ce00678c84ede68c12579e4003bf145.aspx Wed, 2 May 2012 20:35:24 GMT Thomas & Betts Shareholders approve acquisition by ABB 2012-05-02 - Zurich, Switzerland and Memphis, Tennessee, May 2, 2012 – ABB Ltd (NYSE: ABB), the leading power and automation technology group, and Thomas & Betts Corporation (NYSE: TNB), a North American leader in low voltage products, today announced that Thomas & Betts shareholders have voted to approve the merger agreement pursuant to ABB acquiring Thomas & Betts for $72 per share in cash. http://www.abb.com/cawp/seitp202/9b3b73c0fac17e26c12579f20056b0bf.aspx http://www.abb.com/cawp/seitp202/9b3b73c0fac17e26c12579f20056b0bf.aspx Mon, 30 Apr 2012 17:44:59 GMT ABB’s Pending Acquisition of Thomas & Betts Receives U.S. Antitrust Clearance 2012-04-30 - Zurich, Switzerland and Memphis, Tennessee, April 30, 2012 – ABB Ltd (NYSE: ABB), the leading power and automation technology group, and Thomas & Betts Corporation (NYSE: TNB), a North American leader in low voltage products, today announced that the Antitrust Division of the United States Department of Justice has cleared ABB’s proposed acquisition of Thomas & Betts. http://www.abb.com/cawp/seitp202/67fcfc73e288d98fc12579f0005f89de.aspx http://www.abb.com/cawp/seitp202/67fcfc73e288d98fc12579f0005f89de.aspx