China
Metro line contract let; potential for new installations in Shanghai.
KONE Wins 239-Escalator Order for Wuxi Metro Line 3 KONE is the latest OEM to win significant work providing the 28.5-km-long Wuxi Metro Line 3 with vertical-transportation equipment. Following a...
Statistics, orders and tall-building progress
Source: China Has Capacity to Supply the World In the 40 years since China opened its economy to the world, global elevator companies have rushed in, transforming the country from...
France, U.K. and China round out locations of recent wins.
171-Unit Contract for French Railway Otis France has been awarded a contract by SNCF French Rail to install 171 escalators and moving walks for northern France. Seventy-five Otis escalators will...
Big projects focus on Shenzhen; Otis to supply Wuxi Metro.
Construction Underway on Country’s Future Tallest Construction is underway on the Shimao Shenzhen-Hong Kong International Centre, a 668-m-tall tower for Shenzhen. The height would exceed China’s current tallest building, the...
New facility on the way, test tower opens, designs released, and opportunities arise.
Hyundai Breaks Ground for New Shanghai Plant South Korea’s Hyundai Elevator Co. has broken ground for a new plant in Shanghai (ELEVATOR WORLD, April 2017) that company officials said will...
OEM announces work in China, Middle East and North America.
Large Order for Chinese Hospital KONE has landed an order to supply 148 elevators and 56 escalators to the Xi’an International Medical Building in Xi’an, China. Located in the Yellow...
OEM’s strength continues in world’s largest elevator market.
VT for Major Chinese Transportation Projects KONE has won orders to provide the vertical transportation (VT) for two major infrastructure projects in China, one in Zhengzhou in central China and...
Big projects let, spiraling towers completed.
thyssenkrupp’s Role in Iconic New Chinese Bridge By this month, thyssenkrupp plans to have completed installation of 76 escalators and 26 moving walks at the iconic new Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge,...
Mixed-use development generates work for KONE, and corporate headquarters take shape in Chengdu.
KONE Outfitting Mixed-Use “Engineering Marvel” KONE is providing 196 units to Raffles City Chongqing, described as “one of the biggest engineering marvels being built in the world today,” consisting of...
Majors, ad terminals in various projects
Otis Electric Supplying 230 Units to Wuhan Metro Otis continues its strong relationship with Wuhan Metro in China with Otis Electric Elevator Co., Ltd. winning a contract to supply a...
