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• Sustainable urban living in Finland

  2012-01-31: In the city of Espoo in southern Finland, a new sustainable urban living concept is under development to provide energy efficient homes. The construction company Skanska is building an apartment block with the help of ABB, Fortum and Kone, which will be completed later this year.

• Smarter energy use needed for an urbanized planet

  2012-01-25: A key theme at this week’s World Economic Forum is the impact of globalization and technological innovation on society, which requires a new model for job creation to address the growing inequities within and between countries.

• ABB helps the world’s newest copper mine take off

  2012-01-23: ABB has supplied a vast array of power and automation solutions for Antofagasta’s new flagship Esperanza copper mine in Chile. The solutions include three of the world’s largest gearless mill drives, process and electrical control systems, power quality systems, a substation and an integrated operations center that controls the entire production process, including onshore facilities at a purpose-built port 145 km from the mine.

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