Cummins Inc. (NYSE:CMI) and the USA National Pavilion at the 2010
Shanghai World EXPO announced today that Cummins has become an official
sponsor of the USA National Pavilion.
More than 190 countries are participating in the Shanghai World Expo,
which the city hopes will provide a lasting pilot example of sustainable
urban living. The Expo, which runs from May 1 to Oct. 31, 2010, is
expected to draw upwards of 70 million visitors.
Cummins will be participating as an official sponsor of the USA National
Pavilion. Under the sponsorship agreement signed between Cummins and USA
Pavilion operator, Cummins will work with the organizers to promote the
Pavilion theme, as well as host guests and customers at the pavilion
site.
"Cummins is honored to be part of the team at the USA Pavilion,” said
Steve Chapman, Group Vice President of Cummins and head of Cummins China
and Russia. "The Shanghai World Expo and the USA Pavilion promote
environmentally sustainable development and the use of technology to
improve people’s lives, which is well aligned with Cummins’ vision in,
and commitment to, making people’s lives better by unleashing our clean
power.”
"We welcome and appreciate Cummins’ support of the USA National
Pavilion,” said Ellen Eliasoph, USA Pavilion Co-Founder. "As a company
having a strong commitment to development in China, Cummins is
contributing to ‘Better Cities and Better Lives’ by working closely with
their Chinese partners and customers to promote clean power
transportation solutions. We are honored that Cummins has chosen the USA
National Pavilion as a focal point for their China market development.”
"I am delighted to welcome Cummins as a sponsor of the USA National
Pavilion at next year’s World Expo in Shanghai,” said Beatrice Camp,
U.S. Consul General in Shanghai. "The Shanghai Expo offers leading
American companies such as Cummins an opportunity to demonstrate their
environmental commitment to the 70 million visitors expected to attend
from China and around the globe.”
This will be the first time China will host a world expo. At more than
60,000 square feet, the USA National Pavilion will be one of the largest
pavilions on the Expo grounds. It will showcase American culture,
values, and United States business in China's most dynamic city, while
concurrently celebrating the friendship and cooperation between the U.S.
and China.
About Cummins
Cummins Inc., a global power leader, is a corporation of complementary
business units that design, manufacture, distribute and service engines
and related technologies, including fuel systems, controls, air
handling, filtration, emission solutions and electrical power generation
systems. Headquartered in Columbus, Indiana, (USA) Cummins serves
customers in approximately 190 countries and territories through a
network of more than 500 company-owned and independent distributor
locations and approximately 5,200 dealer locations. Cummins reported net
income of $755 million on sales of $14.3 billion in 2008. Press releases
can be found on the Web at www.cummins.com.