Power Engineering - Vogt Power International and Ormis SpA join forces in the Italian HRSG market

14 April 2004 - Vogt Power International Inc. (VPI), located in Louisville, KY, a subsidiary of Babcock Power Inc. (BPI), based in Danvers, MA, has announced that it has recently formed a new company, Vogt-Ormis Power S.r.l., in conjunction with Gruppo Ormis SpA (Ormis) to undertake project execution and aftermarket services for HRSGs within Italy.

Concerning the agreement with Ormis, Dr. Marc Horvay, President and CEO of VPI, stated that, "This agreement will allow us to better serve our existing customer base and is in line with VPI's plans to expand its activities into markets outside of the USA. Vogt-Ormis Power gives us the ability to combine our international experience with local sales, manufacturing and services to best serve the Italian market and further enhance our global leadership position for HRSGs." VPI designs, engineers, and fabricates HRSGs for gas turbine sizes ranging from 20 to 265 MW and has units operating in more than 35 countries around the world, including 10 units in Italy. It also offers a full set of aftermarket capabilities and services for any existing HRSG design, regardless of the OEM.

The Ormis Group of companies is located in the region surrounding Brescia, Italy. They serve the chemical, petrochemical, hydroelectric, and power markets including oil, gas and nuclear. Their products and services include steel fabrication, "turn-key" construction, pressure vessel fabrication and hydraulic presses. Diego Penocchio, President & Managing Director of Ormis stated that, " By combining the local marketing knowledge and production capabilities of Ormis with the global experience and technical expertise of VPI, Vogt-Ormis Power will constitute a new, competitive alternative for supplying HRSGs for combined cycle thermal plants in Italy."

Babcock Power Inc., through its subsidiaries, is one of the world's leading suppliers of technology, equipment, and services to the power generation industry. In addition to the products and services furnished by Vogt Power International Inc., BPI also provides heat exchangers and after market services for heat exchangers, including moisture separator reheaters and feedwater heaters to nuclear facilities, and feedwater heaters and surface condensers for fossil plants through its Thermal Engineering International (USA) Inc. subsidiary located in Los Angeles, CA, and provides steam generators, environmental solutions (including SCRs, flue gas scrubbers and mercury removal systems), and after market solutions to the electric utility and waste-to-energy industries through its subsidiaries located in Worcester, MA., Babcock Power Environmental Inc., Babcock Power Services Inc., and Riley Power Inc.

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