| ABB Ltd is a global provider of power and automation technologies to utility and industry customers. The Company serves electric, gas and water utilities, as well as industrial and commercial customers, with a broad range of products, systems and services for power transmission, distribution and power plant automation. It operates in approximately 100 countries, and has structured its global organization into four regions: Europe, the Americas, Asia and the Middle East and Africa (MEA). The Company operates in five divisions: Power Products, Power Systems, Automation Products, Process Automation and Robotics. In November 2007, it completed the sale of Lummus Global (Lummus) to Chicago Bridge & Iron Company (CB&I). In April 2007, it completed the sale of Building Systems business in Germany. In May 2007, the Company completed the sale of Jorf Lasfar, a power plant based in Morocco and ST-CMS Electric Company Private Limited (Neyveli), a power plant in India. |