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ABB announced today that it has appointed Christian Nilsson as CFO and member of the Executive Committee effective February 1, 2026. He will succeed Timo Ihamuotila, who has decided to step down from the Executive Committee at the same time and leave ABB at the end of 2026 ensuring a smooth transition. ABB CEO Morten Wierod said: “Timo has played a key role in ABB’s transformation to a more

ABB announced today that it is accelerating the development of gigawatt scale next-generation data centers in collaboration with NVIDIA. Innovation will focus on the development and deployment of cutting-edge power solutions needed to create high-efficiency, scalable power delivery for future AI workloads. The research and development projects will support NVIDIA’s planned introduction of 800 VDC

ABB announced today that Sami Atiya, President Robotics & Discrete Automation business area and Member of the Executive Committee, will leave ABB by the end of 2026 in line with the announced divestment of the Robotics division to SoftBank Group. As part of the plans, ABB will dissolve its Robotics & Discrete Automation business area as of Q4 2025 and move to three business areas. Sami will step

ABB Robotics has invested in California-based LandingAI to accelerate the transformation of vision AI, making it faster, more intuitive, and accessible to a broader range of users. This first of its kind collaboration will integrate LandingAI’s vision AI capabilities, like LandingLensTM, into ABB Robotics’ own software suite, marking another milestone in ABB’s journey towards truly autonomous and

ABB announced today that it will invest a further $110 million in the United States in 2025 to expand the R&D and manufacturing of its advanced electrification solutions as customers focus on improving energy efficiency and uptime while reducing their energy costs. The IEA estimate US wholesale electricity prices rose by 30-40% in the first half of 2025, compared with 2024. Creating nearly 200 new

ABB announced today that it will invest more than CA$130 million (around US$100 million) to expand the R&D and production capacity of its advanced power protection and grid resilience technologies in Canada. The investment in Montreal, Quebec will combine ABB’s existing Iberville and Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu facilities at a new greenfield location. This will enable ABB to meet increasing demand in

Record-high order intake and improved business performance

ABB has signed a 15-year service agreement with Royal Caribbean Group, a vacation industry leader with a global fleet of 67 ships across its five brands traveling to all seven continents, deepening the long-standing partnership to support the company’s ship performance goals. Covering 33 existing ships, the comprehensive agreement includes preventive maintenance and digital solutions to support

ABB has been ranked 14th in TIME’s “World’s Most Sustainable Companies 2025” and third in Switzerland across all industries. TIME and Statista assessed over 5,000 of the world's largest and most influential companies, considering factors such as revenue, market capitalization, and public prominence. The top 500 companies from 35 countries and 21 industries were identified using a transparent

Applied Digital, a builder and operator of next-generation data centers, has launched an infrastructure partnership with ABB at the company’s greenfield 400 MW campus in North Dakota, United States. The collaboration will innovate fast, reliable, energy-efficient solutions to meet the needs of rapidly advancing artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities. As part of this long-term partnership, the

ABB Saudi Arabia is pleased to announce the launch of its “2025 Women’s Mentorship Program”, developed in partnership with the Saudi-Swedish Executive Women's Network (SSEWN). This pioneering initiative reinforces ABB Saudi Arabia’s commitment to empowering Saudi female talents through cross-cultural collaboration within the Kingdom and beyond. The program is a structured initiative designed to

• A large synchronous electric motor created for a steel plant in India is the most efficient ever made, thanks to Top Industrial Efficiency design • The steel plant will have estimated electricity cost savings of around $6 million through improved energy efficiency over the motor’s 25-year lifespan • The investment in energy efficiency will have a projected payback period of just over three

ABB in Oman proudly marked its second consecutive participation in Oman Sustainability Week, held from 11–15 May 2025, as part of the Swiss Pavilion.

Strong start to the year; optimizing value creation with portfolio management

ABB announced today that it will launch a process to propose to its Annual General Meeting 2026 to decide on a 100 percent spin-off of its Robotics division. The intention is for the business to start trading as a separately listed company during the second quarter of 2026. ABB Robotics is a technology leader and provides intelligent automation solutions to help its global customer base achieve

The sale of approximately 25,500 square meters of land in Zurich Oerlikon by ABB (ABB Schweiz AG) to the City of Zurich has been successfully completed on March 27, 2025. The sale of land, comprising construction site D6 and parts of construction site D7, located close to the company’s headquarters, was agreed upon in an urban development contract between the two parties in 2021 and will pave the

ABB shareholders have approved all proposals of the company’s Board of Directors at its Annual General Meeting 2025, which was held in Zurich, Switzerland, today. A total of 673 shareholders attended the meeting who, together with the independent proxy, represented 64.7 percent of the total share capital with a right to vote. The shareholders supported the proposed distribution of an increased

ABB is proud to announce its partnership with Red Sea Global (RSG), the developer behind the regenerative tourism destinations The Red Sea and AMAALA and a cornerstone of Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030. Under this partnership, ABB will deliver over 1,200 electric vehicle charging infrastructure (EVCI) solutions, marking the largest E-mobility initiative in the Kingdom and one of the most significant

On February 10, 2025, ABB will launch its previously announced new share buyback program of up to $1.5 billion. Based on the current ABB share price this represents a maximum of approximately 27.6 million shares. The maximum number of shares that may be repurchased under this new program on any given trading day is 663,417. This new program is consistent with ABB’s capital allocation principles