Emerson Climate Optimization Technology (Suzhou) Co., Ltd., founded in the United States in 1921, is a leader in the scroll compressor industry and a market leader in high efficiency and energy saving, and entered China in 1999

Founded in 1890 and headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri, Emerson is one of the oldest multinational corporations in the world. The business areas involve five major areas: network energy, process control, industrial automation, environmental regulation, home appliances and tools.

The company operates in more than 150 countries around the world, has more than 60 subsidiaries and more than 110,000 employees around the world, ranks among the world's top 500, achieved sales revenue of 17.3 billion US dollars in fiscal year 2005, was awarded one of the most admired companies in the United States by Fortune in 2005, and ranked second in the electronics industry.

The company's more than 60 industry-leading subsidiaries provide customers with innovative products and comprehensive solutions through its eight business brands: Emerson Network Power, Emerson Process Management, Emerson Climate Technologies, Emerson Industrial Automation, Emerson Motor Technologies, Emerson Home Appliance Application Technologies, Emerson Storage Technologies, and Emerson Professional Tools.

Total sales in the 203-year fiscal year amounted to US$14 billion. Emerson has been rated as one of the world's 50 best-managed companies for five consecutive years, and is currently one of the three largest investors of American companies in China.

In 1999, Emerson invested $180 million to establish the Copeland scroll compressor plant of Emerson Electric (Suzhou) Co., Ltd. in Suzhou Industrial Park. The company recently established an environmental optimization technology research and development center in Suzhou Industrial Park, which will become an important research base for Emerson's global advanced facilities and scale.