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WUXI, China - Global pump technology leader KSB hosted its 2024 Marine Industry Symposium and New Product Launch in Wuxi, gathering industry leaders to explore innovations in marine pump technology and witness the debut of its latest solutions.

On October 25, 2024, KSB Shanghai Pump Co., Ltd. hosted a grand event at its Shanghai facility: the 2024 KSB Product Launch and German Oktoberfest. This spectacular event not only showcased cutting-edge product technology but also blended rich culture and passion, turning it into a unique social gathering. Nearly 400 guests from around the world gathered to raise their glasses in celebration, witnessing the remarkable achievements of KSB Shanghai's 30-year journey of growth and success.

In the era of Industry 4.0, innovation extends beyond products and services to encompass new ways of presentation. Imagine a captivating exhibition that comes to you, rather than being confined to a fixed location. This is the unique charm of the KSB Roadshow. KSB's meticulously designed mobile showroom—the KSB Roadshow truck—seamlessly blends cutting-edge pump and valve technology with digital concepts, offering customers an unprecedented immersive experience.

From September 24 to 27, 2024, the 7th SNEC International Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technology, Equipment and Application Conference & Exhibition took place in Shanghai. KSB Group made a prominent appearance at this major event, showcasing its visionary strategic foresight and deep expertise in the hydrogen sector through both a forum and an exhibition. KSB continues to lead the future of the hydrogen industry.

Another significant milestone has been reached in KSB’s journey: with great excitement, we celebrated the launch ceremony of KSB Channel Management Platform Phase II. This not only marks a major step forward in enhancing services for our distributor partners but also opens a new chapter in KSB’s digital transformation.

On July 17, 2024, senior executives from KSB Group, along with leadership from KSB North Asia and Shanghai, were interviewed by several well-known media outlets at the KSB Shanghai plant. The interview attracted attention from over ten prominent media organizations, including People’s Daily, Xinhua News Agency, 21st Century Business Herald, and China Economic Weekly.

On July 18, KSB Shanghai marked its 30th anniversary with the grand opening of its new chemical engineering pump plant. This milestone event not only signifies KSB Group's deep commitment to the Chinese market but also demonstrates its dedication to localized production.

Shanghai, China - July 17, 2023 - Mr. Oswald Bubel, Chairman of the Administrative Board of KSB Group, Dr. Stephan Timmermann, CEO of KSB Group, and Mr. Jun He, President of KSB Asia North, visited the Minhang District Government in Shanghai. They were warmly received by Mr. Chen Yujian, Vice Mayor of Shanghai and Party Secretary of Minhang District, and Mr. Tan Ruicong, Deputy District Mayor, along with other government officials. Mr. Jiongyi Zhu, Ms. Yanran Teng, and Mr. Weidong Qian also attended the meeting.

On July 17, Oswald Bubel, Chairman of the Administrative Board of KSB Group, led a delegation to visit Shanghai Electric Group's headquarters. He held a productive meeting with Wu Lei, Party Secretary and Chairman of Shanghai Electric Group. The two sides engaged in in-depth discussions on enhancing cooperation across multiple sectors and reached several agreements.

Since March, KSB has been operating under a new brand claim. The old claim “People. Passion. Performance.” has been replaced by “Solutions. For Life.” and the logo has also been given a fresh new look. What led to these changes? Sonja Ayasse, Head of Corporate Communications, and CEO Dr Stephan Timmermann explain in an interview with Stream of Stories.

On April 8th, Dr. Stephan Bross, CTO of the KSB Group, accepted interviews from various media outlets and introduced two core principles of KSB's strategy to the media community - that is, leading in quality and technology.

Stephan Bross, CTO of the KSB group, visits China again after 5 years to convey the headquarters' confidence in the Chinese market. He exchanged and discussed with everyone the development and achievements of KSB in the fields of product technology and technological innovation.

The 2024 Annual Dealers Conference of KSB China was successfully held in Tengchong, Yunnan, as scheduled. Together with our dealer friends, we reviewed the past and looked forward to the future. A vibrant and passionate event has come to a successful conclusion. Let's review this memorable moment together!

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Recently, KSB Shanghai Pump Co., Ltd. Testing Center (hereinafter referred to as the testing center) successfully passed the assessment of the China National Accreditation Service for Conformity Assessment ("CNAS"), and successfully obtained the Laboratory Accreditation Certificate (registration number: CNAS L20013). It marks that the testing center has reached the accreditation standard in testing hardware and equipment, testing technology capability and laboratory management level.
 

Time flies by, accompanied by the warm winter sun, and 2024 has arrived. Looking back at 2023, it was a year of great achievements for KSB Shanghai. As the year turns over, from January 26th to 27th, 2024, KSB Shanghai Pump Co.,Ltd. held its 2024 Annual Sales and Managers' Meeting with great ceremony at the Platinum Hanjue Hotel. The event reviewed the past and looked ahead to the future, establishing a solid foundation for the even more vigorous development of KSB Shanghai in 2024.

The highly anticipated "China 2024 Top Employers" list was officially unveiled at 21:00 on January 18, 2024. This year, a total of 151 companies were successfully certified as "China 2024 Top Employers." KSB Shanghai Pump Co., Ltd. was honored with "China 2024 Top Employer" for its exceptional performance. This award recognizes the leading strategies and practices implemented by KSB Shanghai in areas such as talent strategy, work environment, recruitment, learning and development, compensation and benefits, as well as corporate diversity and inclusive culture.

In order to implement the plan for the overall layout of the China's digital development", the requirements of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology's digital transformation standardization test point requirement and the implement plan for the digital transformation of Shanghai's manufacturing industry, Shanghai KSB Shanghai Pump Co., Ltd. completed the online and offline assessment of the digitalization of manufacturing enterprises above scale in November 2023, and obtained the assessment certificate and digital transformation assessment report of 5 grades (scenario level: digital integration of the main scene).

BASF Zhanjiang integrated base, the largest investment of BASF overseas project, was first announced for construction in July 2018 and officially launched in November 2019, and the total investment will reach 10 billion Euro by 2030. Independently constructed and operated by BASF, once completion, the project will be the third largest integrated production base of BASF in the world after Ludwigshafen, Germany, and Antwerp base, Belgium.

On the morning of November 16, 2023, the KSB "Pumping for a Century, Leading Innovation" photovoltaic grid connection ceremony was successfully held in the Minhang District of Shanghai.

From November 14 to 16, 2023, Dr. Stephan Timmermann, CEO of the KSB Group, visited China for a three-day trip. This activity not only signifies the group's determination to continue deepening its presence in the Chinese market, but also showcases the group's deeper investment in sustainable development.

Recently, the company was accredited by the Municipal Commerce Commission as the regional headquarters of a multinational corporation. The regional headquarters of a multinational corporation refers to the comprehensive management and coordination of various activities of the subsidiary companies in multiple countries within a region, under the framework of global operational strategies set by the headquarters.

The splendid and diverse 2023 KSB Product Launch Event and Germany Beer Festival successfully concluded on October 26th at the KSB factory in Shanghai! On this unforgettable night, we collectively witnessed a grand gathering that seamlessly integrated technology and culture.

On February 22, 2023, the application for copyright registration as an artwork in respect of “KI-PUMP SENTINEL (凯泵卫士 in Chinese)” was duly approved by the National Copyright Administration of China, and a copyright certificate was issued to KSB Shanghai Pump Co., Ltd. (“KSB Shanghai”). This is also the first artwork that has been registered by national authority among the history of KSB Shanghai.

SEC-KSB and KSB ASN have successfully completed 3D simulation, digital twin, cloud testing and cloud witness of the world's first nuclear power main pump full flow test bench.

The annual "China's Top Employers" list was officially announced today, and Shanghai KSB Pump Co., Ltd. has been awarded ‘China Top Employer’, which is a certification to our excellent performance in human resources strategy and practice.

On May 13, Minhang Development Zone welcomed in the theme interview activities of the "high-quality development research trip" media interview group, People's Daily and other large media visited the site and reported the high-quality development of digital transformation, and Mr. He Jun, CEO of KSB North Asia, delivered a speech as one of the representatives of Minhang Development Zone enterprises.

May is a warm and bright season. At the beginning of summer, there was a lively scene everywhere.

On the morning of April 28, under the witness of more than 20 government leaders at all levels, project construction related units and 100 colleagues from KSB Group, North Asia management and various departments of KSB Shanghai, the foundation of KSB chemical pump plant project was laid in Shanghai Minhang. This is an important milestone for the project after the formal approval of the German Board of Directors and Supervisory Board, it means that all the preliminary design, engineering preparation of the project has already been completed, and construction is about to begin.

To strengthen global collaboration among all divisions, Ralf Kannefass, CSO and Executive Director of KSB Germany, made his first visit to KSB's Asian subsidiaries. This visit signifies the importance KSB Germany places on the Asian market and recognizes the critical role of the Chinese subsidiary in the company's global strategy.

The 2023 KSB China Distributor Meeting was held at the exclusive Sheraton Sanya Yalong Bay Resort on February 23. We look back at 2022 and look forward to 2023 together with our distributors.

The Phase I main trunk of combined sewage is the largest sewage mainline within the Zhuyuan sewage area in Shanghai. The Peng Yuepu Pumping Station, located within it, can be likened to the "heart" of the Phase I main trunk of combined sewage. It is the pump station responsible for transporting the largest volume of sewage from the central urban area.

KSB 2022 Roadshow came to a successful end, with the North and South cars starting from Shanghai at the same time on October 10, and ending their last stop at the same time on November 18.

On the morning of November 10, 2022, a grand opening ceremony was held for the KSB Pumps and Valves Technical Service (Tianjin) Co., Ltd. Chengdu Service Center in Pujiang County, Chengdu City, Sichuan Province.

On October 28, the 2022 KSB product launch and Oktoberfest with the theme of " Pumping for hundred years, leading Intelligence Innovation " was successfully held in Xinghua Garden.

On October 11, 1972, the Federal Republic of Germany and the People's Republic of China officially established diplomatic relations. Twenty-two years later, on October 12, 1994, Shanghai Pump Factory and the German-based KSB Group jointly established Shanghai KSB Pump Co., Ltd. in the Minhang District of Shanghai. The purpose of this collaboration was to promote advanced product concepts and outstanding technology, marking an important milestone in the cooperation between the two countries.

On July 26, 2022, the Secretary of the Minhang District Party Committee visited KSB Shanghai to provide guidance on their work, contributing to the creation of a new development hub.

Only a few days have passed since the official resumption of work in Shanghai on June 6. In order not to affect the promotion of the channel development work of KSB 2022, and to ensure the health and safety of the majority of distributor partners and KSB employees, under the premise of meeting the government's epidemic prevention policy, The 2022 KSB China Distributor Meeting was held in Shanghai KSB Factory on June 28 in a combination of online and offline.

The Hunutelu Thermal Power Project in Turkey aims to construct a 2x660MW coal-fired power plant in Yumutalık County, Iskenderun Bay, Adana Province, Turkey.

On June 25,2022, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte expressed his gratitude to the Chinese government at the completion ceremony of the Chikou River Pumping Station irrigation project, which was funded by the Chinese government. Huang Xilian, Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines, said that as one of the flagship projects of the "big build special build" plan, the project is a key infrastructure project and livelihood project promoted by the two governments, and also the 17th China-Philippines intergovernmental cooperation project completed during President Duterte's term of office.

Recently, Shanghai KSB Pump Co., Ltd. was recognized by the Municipal Commission of Commerce and won the title of "Foreign-funded R&D Center in Minhang District". Foreign-funded research and development centers refer to institutions established by foreign investors to engage in research and development and experimental development (including intermediate tests for research and development activities) in natural sciences and related scientific and technological fields, including basic research, applied research and product development. Since the beginning of this year, Minhang District has newly identified 5 foreign-funded R&D centers, and KSB is fortunate to be among them.

In order to strengthen KSB's after-sales service business in China and better serve customers in South China, KSB has set up a new service center in Southwest China, KSB Pumps and Valves Technical Service (Tianjin) Co., Ltd. Chengdu branch. Address: Building 10-1, District D, No. 689 Boshi Road, Shouan Town, Pujiang County, Chengdu.

As the global leading brand in the field of pumps and industrial valves, KSB, with a history of more than 150 years, has entered Chinese market and also registered the trademarks ‘KSB’ and “凯士比” since 1994. However, in recent years, there have been numerous cases of unauthorized use of the "KSB" and "凯士比" trademarks or using them as corporate names.