Allmänna Svenska Elektriska Aktiebolaget
ASEA logo used prior to the merger with Brown Boveri
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ASEA HQ in Västerås
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| Industry | electrical engineering |
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| Founded | 1883, disestablished 1 January 1988 |
| Headquarters | Västerås, Sweden |
Allmänna Svenska Elektriska Aktiebolaget (English translation: General Swedish Electric Company;Swedish abbreviation: ASEA) was a Swedish industry company. In 1988 it merged with the Swiss company Brown, Boveri & Cie (BBC) to form ABB Group. ASEA still exists, but only as a holding company owning 50% of the ABB Group.
ASEA was founded 1883 by Ludvig Fredholm in Västerås as manufacturer of electrical light and generators. By a merging with Wenström's & Granström's Electrical Power Company (Wenströms & Granströms Elektriska Kraftbolag) the name was changed to Allmänna Svenska Elektriska Aktiebolaget, literally the "General Swedish Electrical Limited Company", or a ASEA for short.
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