ABB recognized with two industry awards and seven companies listed on China Top 100 Electric Companies

• Seven ABB companies were ranked among China Top 100 Electric Companies

• Three ABB companies won the awards of Top 10 Leading Companies and Top 10 Decarbonization Solutions of the Year

• ABB collaborates with local customers and partners to transform energy and industries for quality development

ABB was recognized with seven local companies ranked among China Top 100 Electric Companies and three ABB companies awarded Top 10 Leading Companies and Top 10 Decarbonization Solutions of the Year at the 17^th China Electric Industry Development Summit Forum held on December 14.

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"I am very pleased that ABB companies have been again rated as Top 100 electric companies and won the Top 10 Decarbonization Solutions award.” said Dr. Chunyuan Gu, Chairman of ABB China, “Low-carbon and quality development has become the new target of companies in digital transformation. Over the past year, ABB continued to support the sustainable development of China’s energy, industry, transport and infrastructure sectors by providing efficient and digital solutions for such key projects as Three Gorges Group’s offshore wind power installation platform, OPPO (Chongqing) Intelligent Ecological Technology Park, NIO’s new green factory, Changsha Metro Line 6, Chengdu Tianfu International Airport, New Development Bank headquarters building, Shanghai Library East and Kunshan Huaqiao data center.”

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The year 2021 marks the beginning of the 14th five-year Plan and China’s new journey of sustainability towards the goals of carbon peaking by 2030 and carbon neutrality by 2060. The initiative will further optimize energy structure and urge industries to improve efficiency and reduce consumption. As a global technology leader, ABB has been committed to sustainability and embedded it throughout its business value chain and the lifecycle of its products and solutions. ABB plans to realize carbon neutrality its own operations by 2030 and enable the customers to reduce their CO2 emissions by 100 megatons per year.

The company is actively enabling a low-carbon society with technology innovation, aiming to become the partner of choice for industries on sustainable development. In 2021 alone, ABB has launched such innovative technologies as the next-generation cobots GoFa™ and SWIFTI™, ABB Ability™ eMine for a zero-carbon mine and world's fastest electric car charger Terra360. ABB has also debuted its latest Greenhouse Gas Emission Detection System, revolutionary new switchgear NeoGear, high-quality customized cabinet drive ACS880-07C and ABB Ability™ Furnace temperature field solution at the fourth China International Import Expo (CIIE).

Earlier this year, ABB in China kicked off the 30-60 Net Zero Action to promote sustainability through a series of forums, technical seminars, online classes, exhibitions, green factory visits and drawing contest, and also provided suggestions on sustainable growth as an economic advisor to Shanghai, Beijing, Chongqing, Guangdong and Shandong, jointly supporting China's low-carbon economic development and building a Beautiful China.

ABB’s companies on this year’s ranking list are ABB Engineering (Shanghai) Co. Ltd.; ABB Xiamen Switchgear Co., Ltd.; ABB Beijing Drive Systems Co., Ltd.; ABB Xiamen Low Voltage Equipment Co., Ltd.; ABB Xinhui Low Voltage Switchgear Co., Ltd.; ABB Electrical Machines Ltd. and ABB Shanghai Motors Co., Ltd. Furthermore, both ABB Beijing Drive Systems Co., Ltd. and ABB LV Installation Materials Co. Ltd., Beijing won the Top 10 Leading Companies award for their remarkable business growth and performance achieved in the year 2020. ABB Electrical Machines Ltd. was honored with the award of Top 10 Decarbonization Solutions of the Year for its AMI modular induction motors which help customers significantly improve energy efficiency and cut emissions.

China Electric Industry Development Summit Forum is an annual event organized by Electric Age, a leading trade magazine sponsored by the China Machinery Industry Information Institute. This year’s forum was focused on the hot topics and trends in China's electrical industry such as sustainability and low-carbon growth. As an important part of the forum, China’s Top 100 Electric Companies ranking list has become the annual focus of Chinese electric industry.

ABB (ABBN: SIX Swiss Ex) is a leading global technology company that energizes the transformation of society and industry to achieve a more productive, sustainable future. By connecting software to its electrification, robotics, automation and motion portfolio, ABB pushes the boundaries of technology to drive performance to new levels. With a history of excellence stretching back more than 130 years, ABB’s success is driven by about 105,000 talented employees in over 100 countries. www.abb.com.

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