Press releases

21. 05. 2008
Knorr-Bremse donates € 400,000 to disaster victims in China and Burma

Following the harrowing events in China and Burma, the Knorr-Bremse Group is providing a total of some € 400,000 for immediate relief and rebuilding projects in Burma and the Chinese province of Szechuan.

In China, where Knorr-Bremse employs 1,075 people at 8 locations, approx. € 300,000 has been allocated to help the earthquake victims. The sum consists of dona-tions from employees in China, local Knorr-Bremse companies and Knorr-Bremse Global Care e.V. € 60,000 has already been handed over to the Chinese Red Cross for immediate measures, with a further € 240,000 earmarked for reconstruction projects, for example schools and houses.

Knorr-Bremse Global Care has donated some € 120,000 to aid organization World Vision for immediate measures to assist the victims of Cyclone Nagris in Burma. The money is being used to provide essential water treatment equipment. On Monday, a World Vision aid flight took off from Frankfurt am Main airport for the disaster area. On board the freight carrier were relief supplies for around 25,000 people, including a package from Knorr-Bremse Global Care comprising 14,000 water canisters, 3.4 million water disinfection tablets and two water treatment plants, including accessories. The aid reached the UN temporary camp in Bangkok today and will be transported to the flooded areas on UN charter flights over the next few days. Knorr-Bremse Global Care is currently discussing further reconstruction projects in the region with World Vision.

Knorr-Bremse Global Care e.V. Global Care e.V was set up in January 2005 following the South East Asia tsunami disaster on December 26, 2004. The charitable associa-tion is dedicated to providing long-term aid to individuals who are in need as a result of environmental catastrophes, accidents, armed conflict, poverty or disease. Practical implementation of projects is actively supervised by members of Knorr-Bremse staff. The association receives an annual donation of € 1 million from the Knorr-Bremse Group. Additional information about Knorr-Bremse Global Care e.V. can be found at: www.global-care.knorr-bremse.com.

The Knorr-Bremse Group is the world’s leading manufacturer of braking systems for rail and commercial vehicles. For more than 100 years now the company has pio-neered the development, production and marketing of state-of-the-art braking sys-tems. Other lines of business include automatic door systems, rail vehicle air condi-tioning systems and torsional vibration dampers for internal combustion engines. Additional information about the Knorr-Bremse Group can be found at: www.Knorr-Bremse.com.

Contact:
Knorr-Bremse AG
Gerd Henghuber, Head of Corporate Communications
Moosacher Straße 80, D-80809 München
Tel: 089-3547-1402, Fax: 089-3547-1403