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hanghai International
Finance Center (IFC) is
the latest skyscraper to
dot the city skyline. Located in
the heart of the Lujiazui financial
center in Pudong, this integrated
commercial development will
comprise of three towers, includ-
ing twin office towers measur-
ing 260 meters and 250 meters
respectively, as well as another
85-meter tower. The complex
will host offices, two hotels, as
well as a high-end mall with an
array of international retailers.
The IFC is the first office
development in Shanghai to
have Leadership in Energy and
K
ONE strives to be a responsible
corporate citizen of the global
community, and also participates
in local projects to improve the welfare
of the communities surrounding its
bases of operation.
Around China, KONE has been a strong
and active participant in programs and ac-
tivities that aim to enrich the communities
in which its employees live and work.
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1996: KONE China sponsored a Finnish
Chamber Orchestra China charity per-
formance and financially assisted an SOS
Children’s Village in Tianjin.
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June 2007: KONE China signed the
Memorandum of Understanding for
the Poverty-Alleviation Project with the
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People’s
Republic of China, donating RMB 1 mil-
lion to Malipo and Jin Ping counties
in Yunnan Province.
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May 2008: KONE Corporation em-
ployees reached out to help earthquake
victims. All donations went to Suzhou
Province and Finnish Red Cross branches.
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December 2008: KONE China supported
UNICEF by purchasing New Year greetings
cards from the organization.
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April 2009: KONE China launched a
donation program that to date has raised
nearly RMB 100,000 for the purchase
of books, stationary, and daily necessi-
ties to help the poor and provide finan-
cial aid to students in Malipo County,
Yunnan Province.
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KONE CHINA’S
COMMITMENT TO
RESPONSIBILITY
AND QUALITY
SOPHISTICATED
LANDMARK
Environmental Design (LEED)
gold pre-certification from the US
Green Building Council.
KONE will supply and deliver
84 KONE MiniSpace™ and 11
KONE MonoSpace® elevators,
and 4 KONE double-deck eleva-
tors, which will be the first of its
kind installed in China. When
installed, the fastest elevators will
travel up to speeds of 8.0m/s and
the highest traveled distance will
be roughly 250 meters.
The South tower has recently
been completed; the other build-
ings are under construction and
slated to open in late 2010.
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KONE IN CHINA