Emerson Electric (China) Investment Co., Ltd., one of the top ten UPS brands of uninterruptible power supply, began in the United States in 1890, providing customers with innovative solutions in the fields of process management/industrial automation/network energy/environmental optimization technology and commercial and residential solutions
Emerson Electric Company (NYSE: EMR) is a global leader in technology and engineering, providing innovative solutions to customers in industrial, commercial and consumer markets around the world through its five businesses: Network Power, Process Management, Industrial Automation, Environmental Optimization Technologies, and Commercial & Residential Solutions. Founded in 1890 and headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri, Emerson has more than 60 business units, 205 manufacturing facilities in more than 150 countries, and employs approximately 111,000 people. The company reported fiscal 2015 sales of $22.3 billion, marking 59 consecutive years of dividend per share growth.
Emerson is a long-time Fortune 500 company in the U.S. and the world. For its commitment to innovation, the protection of its ideas and the commercialization of its patents, Emerson has been consistently recognized as one of the top 100 innovators in the world by Thomson Reuters. From 2008 to 2012, David N. Farr, the company's chairman and chief executive officer, was named one of the "Best CEOs in the United States" by Institutional Investor magazine for five consecutive years.
China is one of the fastest-growing regions in the world for Emerson. Since fiscal year 2002, China has become Emerson's second-largest market after the United States. In the late seventies, Emerson began to grow its business in China through its first technology transfer program, establishing its first wholly-owned enterprise in China in 1992. In October 1993, Emerson established Emerson Electric (China) Investment Co., Ltd. in Shanghai, the first U.S. company to have its investment company headquartered in Shanghai. Since then, Emerson's investment in China has grown substantially. In 2004, Emerson Electric (China) Investment Co., Ltd. was recognized as a regional headquarters by the Ministry of Commerce.
Currently, Emerson has more than 40 companies in China, 23 of which are production facilities in 14 cities including Shanghai, Shenzhen, Suzhou, Fuzhou, Beijing, Tianjin, Qingdao, Jiangmen, Chengdu, Mianyang, Shenyang, Nanjing, Xi'an and Zhuhai. Emerson has always focused on engineering innovation, and has established 22 engineering and R&D centers in 13 cities in China to get closer to the Chinese and Asian markets faster.
