Kone's highest test tower opened

Kone Group Asia and China R&D Center test tower was officially opened in Kunshan High-tech Zone. Kone "Kunshan Test Tower" is 235.6 meters high, the highest among the eight KONE test towers in the world. It is also the world's first double-deck car elevator equipped with carbon fiber traction technology.

Finland's minister of economic affairs olli rehn, the Finnish consulate general in Shanghai consul general Wan Boyang, director of China elevator association of shou-lin li, kone, chairman of the board of Ann, herring, kone Han Ruilong, President and chief executive vice mayor of suzhou, kunshan municipal party committee secretary hui-min xu, kunshan Huang Jian, director of the municipal party committee secretary of the party working committee and high-tech zone, the ac, Vice Mayor Jin Ming attended the launch ceremony.

Wren spoke at the launch. He said that over the years, Finland and China have continuously deepened cooperation in economy, culture, science and technology and other fields. China is Finland's most important cooperation partner in Asia and Finland is China's largest trading partner in Northern Europe. More than 400 Finnish companies have started business in China. All THE TIME, KONE ELEVATOR COMPANY HAS BEEN COMMITTED TO ESTABLISH a SOUND business network in China, adhere to the good reputation, rapidly developed into China and the world's elevator industry leader. The new test tower will provide critical support for KONE Elevator's R&D efforts in China and Asia. The new test tower will help KONE Elevator develop innovative, safe, high quality and energy efficient solutions and contribute to the sustainable development of China.

Xu Huimin said in his speech that Kunshan, a famous manufacturing city in China, has both the beauty of the Oriental water town for thousands of years and the prosperity of a modern industrial and commercial city. Kunshan has maintained sound economic and trade cooperation relations with Finland and other countries in the world, and has gathered more than 7,500 projects from 56 countries and regions with a total investment of more than 78 billion U.S. dollars. In the past 20 years since KONE Elevator was settled in Kunshan, it has established its due status as an international brand with its leading technology level, product quality and good service image, and made positive contributions to the economic and social transformation and development of Kunshan. Kone Elevator has been rated as the largest taxpayer of foreign-funded enterprises in Kunshan for 12 consecutive years. As studies show kone, cutting-edge technology and an important platform for high-end products with the elevator, kone elevator testing tower was opened in kunming, reveals the root kone, kunshan, speed up the development of determination and strength, but also in kunshan to promote transformation and upgrading of innovation and development of important achievements, but also build the Finn, kunshan and hyvink city economic and trade cooperation between the two countries a model and a microcosm of the updated version.

Xu Huimin said Kunshan is looking forward to further deepening bilateral exchanges and cooperation in economy and trade, science and technology, culture and tourism under the influence and example of Kone Group under the help and promotion of Minister Ren. Kunshan WILL adhere to the concept of "sincere cooperation, perfect service, mutual benefit and development", make every effort to create a good development environment, and make greater efforts to support KONE Elevator and other enterprises in KUNshan to grow and grow. We warmly welcome Finnish businessmen and people from all walks of life to visit, invest and develop in Kunshan.

With nearly two-thirds of the global escalator market, China is undoubtedly Kone's most important market globally, according to Antti Herring. Kunshan is an important pillar of KONE's growth in China, as well as providing the foundation for many other Finnish companies operating in China. We are proud to have KONE's largest plant in the world and its Asian R&D center in Kunshan. The new tower will strongly promote KONE's innovation process in China and provide perfect passenger flow solutions for Chinese customers and escalator users. Kone will continue to explore new ways to contribute to China's economic and social development.