thyssenkrupp Elevator

thyssenkrupp Elevator signed an AU$87 million contract with the New South Wales Government to supply about 70 elevators and 130 escalators for six new Sydney Metro stations. It is the largest elevator/escalator order in Australian history.

thyssenkrupp Elevator opened a new plant and test tower in Zhongshan, Guangdong, China, with a total investment of about 800 million yuan. The plant has a planned production capacity of 30,000 units per year, and the 248-meter test tower is the tallest thyssenkrupp test tower in the world.

thyssenkrupp Elevator inaugurated a new Multi-Purpose Facility in Chakan Industrial Area, Pune, Maharashtra, India, for manufacturing elevators, with an investment of 3 billion rupees (44 million euros). The 20,000 sq.m. facility has an initial capacity of 6,000 elevator units, extendable to over 10,000.