Caterpillar Yancheng disaster disaster, these
Caterpillar fully supports the rescue and disaster relief work of the tornado hail in Yancheng, Jiangsu, with a special disaster. The Caterpillar foundation and China Poverty Alleviation foundation have jointly launched the Caterpillar special fund for disaster preparedness and mitigation. It is estimated that 210 tents for disaster relief will arrive in the affected area this afternoon. At the same time, the Caterpillar foundation also announced that it would make a contribution of up to $50 thousand (about 330 thousand RMB), according to the amount of employees' contributions.
Chen Qihua, President of Caterpillar global vice president and Caterpillar (China) Investment Co., Ltd. said, "we will mobilize resources to fully support local rescue, disaster relief, and the placement of affected people. Caterpillar has deep feelings for the land in Jiangsu. In 90s, our first manufacturing plant was settled in Jiangsu. In the past more than 20 years, it has become an important base for Caterpillar's development in China.
In 2015, the Caterpillar foundation and the China Poverty Alleviation Foundation jointly established the Caterpillar special fund for disaster preparedness and mitigation, which is used for disaster preparedness and mitigation in the whole country. The Caterpillar foundation will inject new funds into the "Caterpillar disaster preparedness and disaster relief fund" every year. In 2015-2016 years, the Caterpillar foundation has injected $500 thousand into the special fund, about 3 million 250 thousand yuan.
The Caterpillar foundation, founded in 1952, is a charity of Caterpillar. To date, the Caterpillar foundation has invested more than $6.5 billion to support environmental sustainability, education and human basic needs projects worldwide. (this article comes from Caterpillar)
About Caterpillar:
In the past ninety years, the Caterpillar Inc has made unremitting efforts to make sustainable progress possible and actively promote change on all continents in the world. Caterpillar assists customers in the development of infrastructure, energy and natural resources. In 2015, Caterpillar's total sales and revenue amounted to 47 billion 11 million US dollars. It is the world's leading company in the field of construction machinery, mining equipment, diesel and natural gas engines, industrial gas turbines and electric drive diesel locomotives. Company operation mainly involves three business sectors: construction machinery, resource industry, energy and transportation, and provides financing and related services through financial products department.
