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November 2012

Siemens in Egypt

• In fiscal 2012 (October 1, 2011 – September 30, 2012), Siemens’ sales to

customers in Egypt amounted to almost EUR 256 mill ion and new orders

totaled around EUR 275 million.

• Siemens currently has 514 employees in Egypt.

• Aiming to improve the rel iabil ity, efficiency and safety of Egypt’s rail

services, Egyptian National Railways (ENR) placed a contract worth EUR 16

million w ith the Mobility and Logistics Division to supply wayside

equipment for a ZUB automatic train control (ATC) system. For more than

25 years, ENR has relied on Siemens’ ZUB ATC systems to monitor train

movements in i ts entire network, which is one of the largest in Africa and

the Middle East. This was one of Siemens’ largest rail automation orders in

the Middle East.

• The Building Technologies Division was selected by the Arabian

Construct ion Company (ACC) to supply all the electro-mechanical systems

used in its thi rd major hotel renovation project, the renovation of the NileRitz Carlton Hotel. The order had a total value of EUR 27.7 mill ion.

• The Oil & Gas Division extended its cooperation w ith RWE Dea’s Disouq

project to expand the capacity of the Egyptian natural gas network by three

to f ive percent. In recent years, RWE Dea, an international oi l and gas

company headquartered in Germany, has made a number of major gas

discoveries in Egypt. The new contract has a total value of EUR 10.6

million.

• For 10 years, Siemens has been a local manufacturer of air-insulated

switchgear (AIS) in Egypt. In f iscal 2012, the company enhanced i ts local

manufacturing activit ies by launching a new gas-insulated switchgear (GIS)

unit to supply customers in Egypt with high-voltage products.



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• Siemens’ Healthcare Sector was awarded a major order to equip Al Galaa

Military Hospital with a new Artis zeego system, the first mul ti-axis

angiography system based on robotic technology. The system wil l enable

Egypt’s Ministry of Defense to install the first hybrid operating room in a

military hospital in Egypt.

• The Industry Sector’s Customer Services Division received a contract from

Al Ezz Dekhei la Steel Co. (EZDK), Egypt’s largest steel producer. The

company also won onshore and offshore contracts wi th a total value of

EUR 3.1 million.

• The Industry Sector’s Industry Automation Division was awarded a

contract with a total value of EUR 1.75 million to supply Alexandria Sugar,

one of Egypt’s largest sugar manufacturers, with a wide range of electrical

and control systems for a new sugar refinery.

Siemens offers a wide range of solutions and services in Egypt, where its Energy,

Healthcare, Industry and Infrastructure & Cities Sectors occupy leading positions. In

fiscal 2012, Siemens in Egypt scored major successes in all four Sectors:

Energy Sector

The Energy Service Division received a six-year contract worth EUR 7.5 million from

Egyptian Liquefied Natural Gas (ELNG), one of the country’s largest producers of

natural gas, to provide maintenance services for four SGT-500 gas turbines at ELNG’s

power plant in Alexandria. The Power Transmission Division set up a new gas-insulated

switchgear (GIS) unit in Egypt to supply local customers with high-voltage products. The

new GIS unit, which is housed in a building covering an area of 4,000 square meters,

can handle testing and assembly processes for 66-kV to 500-kV switchgear products.

The Power Transmission Division was awarded two contracts with a total value of

EUR 4.4 million to install electrical substations for the Egyptian Electricity Company

(EETC). Siemens also received two further orders from EETC to install air-insulated and

gas-insulated switchgear. These orders had a total value of EUR 11.2 million. The Oil &



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Gas Division extended its cooperation with RWE Dea’s Disouq project to expand the

capacity of the Egyptian natural gas network by three to five percent. In recent years,

RWE has made a number of major gas discoveries in Egypt. The new contract had a

total value of EUR 10.6 million. The project is scheduled to begin in J uly 2013. Under

the contract, the Oil & Gas Division will supply RWE Dea with three reciprocating

compressors, which will be the first Siemens reciprocating packages in operation in

Egypt. The contract also includes long-term maintenance.

Healthcare Sector

Siemens’ Healthcare Sector has been awarded a contract worth EUR 1 million to deliver,

supply and service two MAGNETOM C! magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) systems,

one MAGNETOM ESSENZA MRI system and one Biograph mCT 20 molecular CTscanner for Cairo Radiology Center, one of the largest and most prestigious radiology

chains in Egypt. The Sector signed a supply and service contract worth

EUR 2.9 million to supply and service a Biograph mCT 20 scanner for the Alfa Scan

Company. The Healthcare Sector was also awarded another major order worth

EUR 3.3 million to supply Al Galaa Military Hospital with a new Artis zeego robotic

angiography system, which will enable Egypt’s Ministry of Defense to set up the first

hybrid operating room in a military hospital in Egypt.

Industry Sector

The Industry Sector’s Customer Services Division was awarded a new contract by Al

Ezz Dekheila Steel Company (EZDK), Egypt’s largest steel producer. Siemens’ Metal

Technologies Business Unit received an onshore and offshore order with a total value of

EUR 3.1 million to supply a thyristor-controlled reactor (TCR) and filter circuits in order

to upgrade a 33-kV Static Var Compensator (SVC) substation. The Industry Sector’s

Industry Automation Division was awarded a contract with a total value of EUR 1.75

million to supply Alexandria Sugar, one of Egypt’s largest sugar manufacturers, with a

wide range of electrical and control systems for a new sugar refinery. The Drive

Technologies Division was awarded a contract with a total value of EUR 2.1 million to

supply medium-voltage drives for the expansion of the Sukari Gold Mine (PGM), Egypt’s

first large-scale gold mine.



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Infrastructure & Cities Sector

The Building Technologies Division was selected by the Arabian Construction Company

(ACC) to supply all the electro-mechanical systems used in its third major hotel

renovation project, the renovation of the Nile Ritz Carlton Hotel. The contract, which had

a total value of EUR 27.8 million, covers the supply and installation of all the hotel’s

building technologies, including its heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC)

systems and mechanical, fire protection, electrical power, lighting, closed circuit

television (CCTV), access control, fire alarm and building management systems. The

Building Technologies Division was also selected to supply all the electrical systems for

the J UHAYNA factory belonging to Egyfoods, one of Egypt’s largest diary producers.

The factory comprises 11 buildings with a total area of 35,739 square meters. The

contract, which has a total value of EUR 4.13 million, covers the delivery and installationof lighting and electrical systems. The Smart Grid Division was awarded a contract by

the Shaker Group, a subsidiary of one of Hyundai’s leading partners in Egypt, to supply

a substation control system and a protection system for the Banha substation. The

project, which has a total value of EUR 645,000, includes the delivery of protection

relays and substation control systems as well as engineering, commissioning, factory

acceptance, testing and training services.

The history of Siemens in Egypt dates back to 1859, when Siemens implemented its

first turnkey project in the country. In 1901, Siemens opened its first technical office in

Cairo. In 1992, Siemens Limited was established to handle all of Siemens’ sales and

service activities in Egypt. Since October 1998, Siemens Limited has been a

consolidated Regional Company, with the goal of further expanding and strengthening

Siemens’ business relationships in Egypt. On October 1, 2008, Siemens Limited was

reorganized as Siemens S.A.E. Over a period of more than 110 years, Siemens has

developed into an innovative, long-term, reliable and committed partner to Egypt.Siemens plays a significant role as a good corporate citizen and is considered to be a

key partner and supporter of educational programs, which include a number of student

initiatives and programs to develop students’ soft skills and technical knowledge. As

part of the Green Generation Initiative, Siemens launched the Green Box experiment kit,

designed not only to raise awareness of energy and environmental issues among



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children between the ages of 8 and 12, but also to spark young people’s interest in

Siemens’ innovative approaches and broad green portfolio. Siemens is fully committed

to a business strategy that provides maximum benefit to its customers and generates

profit while improving the quality of life of the communities it serves.

For further information, please contact:

Nermin Fakoussa

Siemens S.A.E.Vice President - Communications55, El Nakhil and El Aenab Street Mohandessin

P.O Box 775/11511

Cairo, Egypt

Tel: (+20 2) 333-33 690

E-mail: [email protected]

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