Latest Key Developments (Source: Significant Developments)
Hitachi Ltd Receives Order - Fuji Sankei Business
Fuji Sankei Business reported that Hitachi, Ltd. entered into an order contract with Management Authority for Urban Railways of the People's Committee of Ho Chi Minh City for the construction of Vietnam's first urban railway in Ho Chi Minh City (between Ben Thanh - Suoi Tien "Line 1"). The contract carries a total value of approximately JPY 37 billion. Full Article
Hitachi Ltd to Transfer Business to Subsidiary
Hitachi Ltd announced that it has decided to transfer its power semiconductor business division to a wholly owned subsidiary, Hitachi Haramachi Electronics Co.,Ltd., effective October 1, 2013. Full Article
Hitachi Ltd to Establish Joint Venture with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd announced that it has signed a contract with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd to integrate their thermal power system business, including thermal power generation, geothermal power generation, environment equipment business, fuel battery business and other related businesses. The two companies will establish a joint venture to operate the integrated businesses. Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd and Hitachi Ltd will hold a 65% stake and a 35% stake in the joint venture respectively. The business integration will take effective January 1, 2014. Full Article
Hitachi Ltd to Establish Vietnam-based Sub-subsidiary-NNA Japan Co., Ltd.
NNA Japan Co., Ltd. reported that Hitachi Ltd will establish a Vietnam-based sub-subsidiary, which will be engaged in the society infrastructure related business. Full Article
Hitachi Ltd Issues FY 2014 Guidance-Conference Call
Hitachi Ltd announced that for fiscal 2014, it expects revenues to be JPY9.2 trillion, 102% year over year, operating income to be JPY500 billion and net income attributable to Hitachi Limited stockholders to be JPY210 billion. Full Article
Hitachi Ltd, Tokyo Electric Power Co Inc To Cooperate In Exporting Power System-DJ
Dow Jones reported that Hitachi Ltd and Tokyo Electric Power Co Inc will cooperate in exporting an electric-power system by jointly establishing a consulting firm for electricity transmission and distribution Monday, according to Kyodo News. By providing technologies and management know-how to overseas power companies through the joint firm, the two companies aim to receive more orders for power generation equipment, Kyodo reported. Full Article
Hitachi Ltd Amends Year-end Dividend Forecast for FY 2013
Hitachi Ltd announced that it has amended the year-end dividend forecast from an undetermined value, disclosed on February 4, 2013, to JPY 5 per share, for the fiscal year ending March 2013. The effective date of the year-end dividend is May 28, 2013. Full Article
Hitachi Ltd to Merge with Subsidiary
Hitachi Ltd announced that it has decided to merge with its wholly owned subsidiary Hitachi Plant Technologies, Ltd., which engages in the development, design, manufacturing, sale and engineering of social infrastructure, industrial infrastructure, air conditioning infrastructure and energy system, effective April 1, 2013. After the merger, Hitachi Plant Technologies will be dissolved. Full Article
Hyflux Ltd's Hyflux Utility (India) Pvt Ltd And Hitachi Ltd Special Purpose Company Announces Water Purchase Agreement To Deliver Desalinated Water To Dahej Special Economic Zone
Hyflux Ltd announced that the water purchase agreement (WPA) to deliver desalinated water to the Dahej Special Economic Zone (Dahej SEZ) in Gujarat, India has been finalised and signed with Dahej SEZ Limited (DSL). The WPA between DSL and Swarnim DahejSpring Desalination Pvt Ltd (DahejSpring) will become effective once financial close for the desalination project is achieved. DahejSpring is the special purpose company formed by consortium members Hitachi Ltd and Hyflux Utility (India) Pvt Ltd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hyflux, for the development of the seawater desalination project in the Dahej SEZ. The WPA will be for a term of 30 years, including an estimated three-year construction period. DSL is committed to purchase 100% of the water on a take or pay basis. The signing of the WPA followed the formalisation of the Co-Developer Agreement between DSL and DahejSpring last March. The desalination project, which will have a 336,000m3 per day capacity, will employ ultrafiltration pre-treatment and reverse osmosis membrane technologies to treat the seawater into water suitable for industrial use. The total project cost is estimated at USD600 million and will be funded through a combination of equity and non-recourse project finance. The consortium is currently in discussion with financial institutions to provide non-recourse financing for the project. Hyflux is expected to undertake an estimated USD420 million worth of the project value. Full Article
Hitachi Ltd and Hitachi Plant Technologies Initiate Joint Research with King Abdulaziz University
Hitachi Ltd and Hitachi Plant Technologies Ltd announced that it has signed an agreement with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's King Abdulaziz University (KAU) (President, Prof. Osama S. Tayek) for joint research on water quality monitoring technology to be used in seawater desalination facilities. The joint research will focus on the demonstration and validation, evaluation, and improvement of water quality monitoring technology developed at Hitachi's Yokohama Research Laboratory (Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan) that will be used in Hitachi Plant Technologies' seawater desalination plant. This work will be conducted over a nearly two-year period in cooperation with KAU's Center of Excellence in Desalination Technology (CEDT). Full Article
Hitachi gets $373 million Vietnam railway order
TOKYO, June 11 - Hitachi Ltd has received an order to build Vietnam's first urban railway in Ho Chi Minh city for 37 billion yen ($373.2 million), the Japanese infrastructure company said on Tuesday.

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