Regional Asia-Pacific consulting group launched

ABB announced that it has established a Regional Asia-Pacific Consulting (RAC) group to serve its users in the rapidly growing Asia-Pacific market.

The RAC performs as a satellite of UK-based ABB Engineering Services, formerly part of the global chemical company, ICI, providing a wide range of professional engineering services to a broad spectrum of industries including chemicals, oil and gas, pulp and paper, ferrous and nonferrous metals, glass and other manufacturing operations.

The RAC group enables users to have local access to ABB's global methodologies and network of experts. Operating as a virtual consulting organisation, the RAC uses ABB's Engineering Services organisation to provide technical support to local resources.

The group has resources established in China, Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia, Australia and New Zealand.

The RAC group provides a wide range of specialised global service solutions that encompass safety systems, integrity management, validation, operational and maintenance improvement and environmental improvement, available to both new and existing clients.

It can provide users with engineering procedures, distinct methodologies, asset performance assessments, life extension methods, regulatory and environment assurance, consultancy solutions and local ongoing support in the Asia-Pacific region.

User benefits include improving the user's variable cost performance, operational contribution to their businesses, market competitiveness and optimising their product and asset base.