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KONE IN BRIEF

KONE is one of the global leaders in the elevator and escalator industry. The company has been committed to understanding

the needs of its customers for the past century, providing industry-leading elevators, escalators and automatic building doors

as well as innovative solutions for modernization and maintenance. The company’s objective is to offer the best People Flow

experience by developing and delivering solutions that enable people to move smoothly, safely, comfortably and without waiting

in buildings in an increasingly urbanizing environment. KONE employs 40,000 dedicated experts to serve you globally and

locally. We have activities in close to 150 countries across the globe.

Urbanization is a guiding megatrend for our business.

At the same time, our business enables the growth of

cities as buildings soar to increasing heights. Without

elevators this development would not be possible.

We are proud that KONE’s innovative solutions

enable the smooth flow of people in four of the ten

tallest buildings completed last year, including Leatop

Plaza in Guangzhou, China, a symbolic landmark for

environmentally-intelligent buildings. Looking ahead,

growth in super high-rise building is especially strong

in Asia and the Middle East. Plans are already underway

for buildings that top the one kilometer mark.

This coming leap in building heights means that it is

also time for the next leap in elevator technology. The

new KONE UltraRope™ represents that leap. KONE’s

new hoisting technology leads to much better energy

efficiency than conventional ropes, and the longer the

travel distance, the bigger the benefits. It is also far

less sensitive to building sway, meaning a significant

reduction in elevator downtime in tall buildings.

KONE’s historic successes are the result of innovative

thinking. To succeed in the future, we must continue

on this path of finding creative solutions for the

challenges of tomorrow.

Looking to the

next leap

CEO’S MESSAGE

| PEOPLE FLOW

Matti Alahuhta

President & CEO, KONE Corporation