#Sweden

Sweden: Nynas has launched an Arctic grade transformer oil that withstands the toughest of climate conditions.

Sweden, Lapland: Swedish renewable energy plant developer OX2 is building a wind farm in Swedish Lapland – the third largest in Sweden.

Sweden, Östersund: Swedish company Skanska has signed a contract with Eidsiva Vannkraft AS to build the Nedre Otta hydropower project in the municipalities Sel and Vågå in Norway.

USA, Kentucky: The first of four new power transformers has been delivered to the Big Sandy Power Plant owned and operated by American Electric Power near Louisa, Kentucky.

HELSINKI, Finland: Eltel, a European provider of power infrastructure services, has won a contract for a full rebuild of two 130 kV substations in Sweden – Söderåsen and Mörarp owned by E.ON Elnät Sverige AB.

Switzerland, Zurich; ABB will supply a complete distribution substation solution to the European Spallation Source (ESS) research centre being constructed in Lund, Sweden, which will be a facility for materials research using neutrons.

ABB’s biggest shareholder investor AB raised its stake to 10.03 percent, continuing to steadily increase its holding in the Swiss engineering group.

Sweden, Piteå: After the management announced the decision to close ABB Composites plant in Piteå, Sweden, the notice to lay off employees has been withdrawn, as well as the plans to move the production to Poland.

Sweden, Dalarna: Last week the King of Sweden Carl XVI Gustaf visited ABB in Ludvika in Dalarna County of Sweden, in conjunction with the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences (IVA) trip to the cities of Ludvika and Västerås.

Sweden, Stockholm: Munksjö Paper AB, one of the leading insulating Kraft paper producers, today officially inaugurated their newly installed crepe machine.

Sweden, Stockholm: Messko Nordic AB took over the representation of HIGHVOLT Prüftechnik Dresden GmbH in Sweden, Norway, Finland and Denmark.

Sweden, Piteå: ABB is closing ABB Composites in Piteå, Sweden, a manufacturer of insulating components made of fiber composite materials for power and high voltage applications.

Switzerland, Zurich: ABB has been selected to implement a rural smart grid project on the Swedish island of Gotland in the Baltic Sea.

Lithuania, Klaipeda: The first two transformers for the NordBalt power interconnection connecting Lithuania with Sweden have been unloaded from the vessel by a floating crane.