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United Technologies Corp. Offers Aid for Victims of China Earthquake
United Technologies Corp. Offers Aid for Victims of China Earthquake
HARTFORD, Conn., May 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- United Technologies
Corp. (NYSE: UTX) today pledged $100,000 to the International Federation of
Red Cross Disaster Relief Emergency Fund (DREF) for their relief efforts to
victims in earthquake-hit areas in southwestChina. The DREF is a vital part
of the International Federation's disaster response system and increases the
ability of national societies to respond to disasters.
The company also is establishing a global matching gift program to help
UTC's 225,000 employees worldwide contribute to the relief efforts. UTC has
295 offices and 14 factories in more than 72 cities inChina andHong Kong.
"We are all saddened by the tragedy of Monday's devastating earthquake in
China and our thoughts are with all who have been affected," said UTC
President and Chief Executive Officer Louis R. Chenevert. "United Technologies
Corporation has been operating inChina for a century, and today we employ
more than 14,000 people there. We are deeply grateful and relieved to learn
our many employees were unharmed, and we are now focused on providing support
and relief to the thousands who are suffering. We thank UTC employees around
the world who help ease this suffering."
United Technologies, based inHartford, Conn., is a diversified company
providing high technology products and services to the global aerospace and
building industries. UTC's products include Pratt & Whitney aircraft engines,
Sikorsky helicopters, Carrier heating and air conditioning, Hamilton
Sundstrand aerospace systems and industrial products, Otis elevators and
escalators, UTC Fire & Security systems and UTC Power fuel cells.
In 2007, UTC was named, for the 4th consecutive year, one of the Global
100 Most Sustainable Corporations in the World at the World Economic Forum in
Davos, Switzerland. It has been listed on the Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes
every year since the indexes began in 1999.
Contact: Kate Robins
(860) 728-7980
http://www.utc.com
SOURCE United Technologies Corp.
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