(HNMO) - On December 3, Hitachi Co., Ltd. announced that it won the bid for an order for 63 pieces of equipment including 32 elevators and 31 escalators for underground stations of the Urban Railway Line No. 1 project in the City. Ho Chi Minh - the first urban railway in Vietnam. This is the largest order ever and the first escalator order from Hitachi in Vietnam.

In Vietnam, the rapid increase in the number of vehicles due to economic growth is becoming a serious problem and public transportation is expected to contribute to solving congestion. traffic and environmental protection. In this context, the Vietnamese Government has been implementing plans to build a number of railway lines in the city. Ho Chi Minh. Accordingly, this project will be in the first phase of these plans. In the future, Vietnam's economic growth rate with Ho Chi Minh City as the driving force. Ho Chi Minh City will develop further, resulting in the need for elevators and escalators to continue to increase along with the construction of a series of other urban railway lines. 32 elevators and 31 escalators manufactured in Japan by Hitachi supplied in this order will be installed at 11 stations with a total length of 17.5km compared to the total length of 19.7km of Urban Railway Line No. 1 in the city. Ho Chi Minh, expected to complete deliveries in 2017.

Hitachi has been promoting its elevator and escalator business in Vietnam since signing a distribution agreement with Thang Uy Trading Co., Ltd. in August 2009 and has supplied a total of 64 elevators mainly Serves in small and medium-sized buildings. Hitachi is currently focusing on expanding its elevator and escalator business in Southeast Asia, including Vietnam. Hitachi also established Hitachi Elevator (Myanmar) Company Limited to serve the business and provide elevator and escalator services in the Republic of the Union of Myanmar in July 2015.

Following this order, Hitachi will continue sales activities for other urban railway lines being planned in Vietnam and will strengthen the implementation of business groups for social progress in the world. globally while expanding elevator and escalator business activities in the Southeast Asian market.

Hitachi Corporation, Ltd. (Tokyo Stock Exchange trading code: 6501), provides innovative products and services that meet society's challenges with talented staff and deep experience in markets worldwide. world. Total profit in fiscal year 2014 (as of March 31, 2015) reached 9,761 billion Japanese Yen (equivalent to ($81.3 billion USD). More than ever, Hitachi focuses on operations Business for Social Progress includes information and telecommunications systems, energy, construction machinery, complex materials, automation systems, medical...

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