Date: May 16, 2013

• Six drive modules with an overall power rating of 11,500 kW
• Mill produces 450 metric tons of cement per hour
• Multi-drive system offers more availability, reliability and performance power

The Siemens Drive Technologies Division has developed a new drive system for a cement mill as part of a joint project with Gebr. Pfeiffer SE, a company with a long and successful tradition in the manufacture of processing systems for the cement, lime, gypsum and ceramics industries. Siemens will supply six drive modules. With an overall power rating of 11,500 kW and producing 450 metric tons of cement per hour the vertical mill is the most powerful of its kind in the world today. The mill will be operated by the Brazilian cement producer Holcim, which will commission the plant as part of a project to expand the capacity of its Barroso works in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais.

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Date: May 08, 2013

- Double digit growth in revenues led by robust performance in Power Systems
- Short cycle orders register strong growth while major project decisions delayed
- Cost focus and operational efficiencies partly offset effect of continued economic uncertainty

ABB Limited, India, reported higher revenues while market sentiment remained subdued in the first quarter ended March 31, 2013.

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Date: May 08, 2013

Company plans to improve falling plant load factors of seven of its power plants, that are more than 25 years old

State-owned power generator NTPC Ltd's plan to spend around Rs 9,600 crore to revive its old power plants might help revive the ailing power equipment sector as well.

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Date: May 07, 2013

Global Edge, a company specialising in embedded software solutions for the telecom industry, announced on Tuesday that it was taking the entire stake in Bangalore-based Dearborn Electronics (India) Pvt. Ltd.

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Date: May 07, 2013

Multi product SEZ provides a satellite industrial township location: GMR

GMR Infrastructure Ltd has procured around 280 acres of land in Krishnagiri district, on the Tamil Nadu and Bangalore border, to set up a multi product Special Economic Zone (SEZ).

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