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Ferrostaal receives an award for the construction of a gas-steam power plant in the Netherlands

Essen, 2010-06-24

Two million accident-free working hours

Ferrostaal has been presented with a certificate for working without an accident over a period of two million working hours (900 days) while constructing a gas-steam power plant in the Netherlands. The work included the construction of two gas-steam turbines, generators and heat-recovery steam generators, as well as two boilers each weighing 3,500 tons.

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Stephan Reimelt, member of the Ferrostaal Board, comments: “In this project, we have proved once again that we are capable of providing top performance. At the same time this further award shows that the safety of our employees is extremely important for us.”

During construction of the power plant, the weight of the boilers presented one of the main challenges. Two cranes with a tare weight of 300 and 600 tons respectively were employed to install it on schedule and safely. The plants were built on an artificial island in the middle of the Ijsselmeer, some 50 kilometres from Amsterdam.

Following awards for working without an accident on Java (Indonesia) and in Venezuela, Ferrostaal most recently received a certificate for one million accident-free working hours in Libya.

About Ferrostaal AG

Ferrostaal is a global provider of industrial services in plant construction and engineering. As a general contractor in plant construction, the company offers project development, project management and financial planning for turnkey installations, including petrochemical plants, gas and solar power stations, oil and gas installations, biofuels and industrial plants. Ferrostaal operates as an independent sales and service partner in the automotive, printing and packaging machinery, piping and marine construction sectors, employing around 4,400 people in 60 different countries. In 2008, its annual turnover amounted to 1.6 billion euros. 70% of the shares in Ferrostaal AG are held by the International Petroleum Investment Company from Abu Dhabi (IPIC), while 30% are owned by MAN AG (Munich, Germany).