ABB is a leader in power and automation technologies that enable utility and industry customers to improve performance while lowering environmental impact. The ABB Group of companies operates in around 100 countries and employs about 110,000 people worldwide.

ABB's relationship with China dates back to 1907, when it delivered the country's first steam boiler. In 1974, ABB's China operation was established in Hong Kong. This was followed by its first permanent office in Beijing in 1979. In 1994, ABB decisively moved its China headquarters to Beijing. In 1995, ABB's holding company, ABB China Ltd., was formally established.

After years' fast growth, ABB has established a full range of business activities in China, including R&D, manufacturing, sales and service, with more than 12,800 employees, 25 joint ventures and wholly owned companies, and an extensive sales and service network across 38 cities. In 2007, ABB reported $4.1 billion in total order and $3.4 billion total sales in China, turning China into ABB’s number one market in terms of revenues. In 2003, ABB was rated one of the "top 10 employers" in China via the survey conducted jointly by Fortune Magazine, Yahoo and other organizations. In early 2006, ABB China was rated one of the 10 "favorite employers" by university students.

ABB's product portfolio in China includes the full range of power transformers and distribution transformers, switchgear technologies for high, medium and low voltage applications, electrical drives and motors and industrial robotics products. These products are widely used now in industrial, commercial and utility applications. ABB uses its more than 100 years of experience in electrical engineering to pioneer processes for the power and automation industries. Many ABB companies in China are best in class, setting benchmark standards for their peer groups, while serving industries as diverse as metals, pulp and paper, chemicals and life sciences, automotive, utility automation and building systems.

In China, ABB has participated in many key state projects, such as the 3 Gorges power plant and power transmission from 3 Gorges to Shanghai, Changzhou, and Guangdong, the South to North water diversion project, the west development project of Qinghai-Tibet Railway, Beijing Olympic Games projects including the Beijing International Airport expansion project, substation and metro construction, etc. Besides, ABB also provided power equipment to Lianyungang Nuclear Power Plant, water quality monitoring and analysis systems to Chinese environmental authorities, and power or automation technology solutions to Asia's largest petrochemical complex SECCO in Shanghai, the Great Hall of the People, Shanghai and Guangzhou Metro, Shanghai GM, Baosteel, etc.

In early 2006, ABB moved the headquarters of its global robotics business to Shanghai, reflecting market trends and the strategic importance of the company's operations in China.

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