Asea Brown Boveri
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| Type | Public (SIX: CH0012221716CHF1, OMX: ABB, NYSE: ABB) |
|---|---|
| Industry | Power technology, Industrial Automation |
| When it was created | 1988 through merger of ASEA (1883) of Sweden and Brown, Boveri & Cie (1891) of Switzerland |
| Headquarters | Zürich, Switzerland |
| Key people | Joe Hogan CEO |
| Money earned |  $31.8 billion USD (2009) |
| Employees | 117,000 (2009) |
| Website | www.abb.com |
ABB Group is a power and automation company based in Zürich, Switzerland. It is one of the world's largest engineering multinationals with operations in around 100 countries. The company has five divisions: Power Products, Power Systems, Discrete Automation & Motion, Low Voltage Products and Process Automation.
