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ThyssenKrupp AG(www.thyssenkrupp.com)Updated: 2006-11-27 14:26 ThyssenKrupp is one of the world's biggest technology groups. More than 
184,000 employees worldwide work in the Group's main areas of steel, capital 
goods and services, realizing  Alongside product manufacturing, the group is increasingly concentrating on system solutions and innovative services in the five segments Steel, Stainless, Technologies, Elevator and Services. China is ThyssenKrupp's most important market in Asia. Currently the company 
employs more than 3,800 people in China. The Group's sales to customers in China 
amounted to 1.1 billion Euro in fiscal year 2004/2005. From steel mills to 
elevators, steering columns to corrosion protection, the group has a wide 
spectrum of activities in China. One prominent example is the construction of 
the world's first Transrapid line in Shanghai. The Transrapid began commercial 
operations at the beginning of 2004 and travels the 30 km stretch connecting 
Pudong International Airport with Longyang Road.  (For more biz stories, please visit Industry Updates)  | 
 
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