MHPS Announces its 2018 “Best Partner Awards”

･ Certificates presented to suppliers that made especially noteworthy contributions to MHPS' business operations in 2018
･ Four recipients: AZAD (India), Mitsui Miike Machinery, ASAHI KOHSAN, Howmet Japan

YOKOHAMA, JAPAN (December 20, 2018) - Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems, Ltd. (MHPS) has presented certificates of appreciation to four companies that, among its many suppliers, made especially noteworthy contributions to its business operations during 2018.

The companies receiving the 2018 “MHPS Best Partner Awards” were as follows:

• AZAD ENGINEERING PVT LIMITED (Hyderabad, India)
  Awarded in recognition of the company's continuous contributions to reducing the price of steam turbine blades and expanding the lineup of items for use in gas turbine compressors blades
• Mitsui Miike Machinery Co., Ltd. (Tokyo, Japan)
  Awarded for its proactive initiatives enabling significantly shorter delivery period for coal and biomass handling machinery
• ASAHI KOHSAN CORPORATION (Tokyo, Japan)
  Awarded for securing outstanding quality, work processing, and project completion in absorption tower lining
• Howmet Japan Co., Ltd. (Nomi, Ishikawa, Japan)
  Awarded in recognition of the company's contribution to enhancing MHPS' competitive strength by completing development of precision-molded blades for the M501JAC gas turbine

Going forward, MHPS will continue to work closely with all business suppliers in a quest for ongoing improvements in quality, delivery speed, and cost in the areas of thermal power generation and environmental technologies, for continuous improvement of its customer services.