Elsag Bailey announces strategic partnership, new contracts with Hoechst Marion Roussel.AMSTERDAM, Netherlands--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 2, 1997--Elsag Bailey Process Automation N.V. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :EBY EBY Ente Binacional Yaciretá (Argentina-Paraguay) ) has announced the formation of a strategic partnership for the supply of automation systems to pharmaceutical maker Hoechst Marion Roussel. Consummated by Elsag Bailey's German unit, Hartmann & Braun Gmbh & Co. KG, the agreement designates the company as one of two preferred suppliers for distributed control systems A distributed control system (DCS) refers to a control system usually of a manufacturing system, process or any kind of dynamic system, in which the controller elements are not central in location (like the brain) but are distributed throughout the system with each component to Hoechst Marion Roussel (HMR HMR Hazardous Materials Regulations HMR Human Resources HMR Home Meal Replacement HMR Hamrun (postal locality, Malta) HMR Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont (Montréal, Canada) ) operations worldwide. Coinciding with the agreement was the award of a contract for Elsag Bailey's Contronic S distributed control system to be installed at two HMR facilities. The partnership agreement follows a long and successful relationship between Hartmann & Braun and HMR parent company Hoechst AG Hoechst AG was a German life-sciences company that became Aventis after its merger with Rhône-Poulenc S.A. in 1999. It has been called "The pharmacy of the world" due to its important role in the world's drug market. , a leading producer of industrial, pharmaceutical, and agricultural chemicals. While the Elsag Bailey unit has supplied automation systems to numerous Hoechst facilities, the recent award is the first received from the Hoechst pharmaceutical group. Under the contract, Elsag Bailey will equip HMR bulk ingredient manufacturing facilities in Brindisi and Garessio, Italy with new systems for process control, compliant with SP88 batch manufacturing standards. Plant-wide automation of the two facilities with Elsag Bailey's Contronic S systems is scheduled for completion during the year 2000. Beyond its designation of Elsag Bailey as preferred supplier, the partnership agreement calls for close cooperation with HMR in exchanging technical information, implementing new engineering standards, and reducing life-cycle costs for the company's process automation systems. Mr. Hartmut Wuttig, Group Vice President of Elsag Bailey's Systems Business Unit, commented on the agreement, stating, "We are extremely pleased to extend our long and successful relationship with Hoechst to the pharmaceutical group. Working closely with the company's senior management, we expect to achieve new economies in procurement, training, and operation which will benefit both HMR and Elsag Bailey." Hoechst Marion Roussel, a division of Hoechst AG, is a leading supplier of drugs for the treatment of cardiovascular disorders, infections, allergies and asthma, diabetes and bone diseases, cancer and nervous system disorders Nervous system disorders A satisfactory classification of diseases of the nervous system should include not only the type of reaction (congenital malformation, infection, trauma, neoplasm, vascular diseases, and degenerative, metabolic, toxic, or deficiency , as well as analgesic analgesic (ăn'əljē`zĭk), any of a diverse group of drugs used to relieve pain. Analgesic drugs include the nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) such as the salicylates, narcotic drugs such as morphine, and synthetic drugs , dermatological dermatological, dermatologic pertaining to dermatology; of or affecting the skin. , and intensive care medicines. HMR is headquartered in Frankfurt, Germany and operates some 15 manufacturing facilities worldwide. Elsag Bailey Process Automation, headquartered in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, is a leading provider of distributed control systems, instrumentation products, analytical measurement products, and professional services (job) professional services - A department of a supplier providing consultancy and programming manpower for the supplier's products. for the process industries. Its customers include leading names in the electric power, chemical and pharmaceutical, oil and gas, pulp and paper, metals and mining, and other industries. The company manufactures and markets through operating units in more than 25 countries. CONTACT: Elsag Bailey Brad A. Hoffman, 216/585-3809 |
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