ABB group was founded in 1988, a Swedish company named Arcia of ASEA and a company named Brown? The result of the merger of BBCBrownBoveri Company. ABB is a global leader in power and automation technology, which can help utility and industrial customers improve their performance while reducing their environmental impact. ABB Group is headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland, and has135,000 employees in more than 0 countries around the world. In ABB Group's turnover of $23.7 billion in 201year, more than half of the turnover comes from the European market; Nearly a quarter come from Asia, the Middle East and Africa; More than one-fifth come from North and South American markets. ABB's shares are listed on the stock exchanges in London/Zurich, Stockholm, Frankfurt and new york.