About

ABB is an industry leading technology company producing innovative power grids, electrification products, industrial automation, and robotics in the utilities, industrial, transport and infrastructure sectors all over the world. The Swiss headquartered company has a major presence in China with a full range of its products including research and development, manufacturing, sales and services across 142 cities and employing 18,000 people. A major part of the success of ABB’s expansion in China has been the in-house legal team’s guidance on complex legal issues relating to ABB’s market. Highly adept at new areas of law including data management, artificial intelligence, robotics and other high-end technology, the legal team excels in the field. In the last year ABB has signed an agreement with the city of Shanghai to invest US$150m to build an advanced robotics factory in Kangqiao to increase its production output and efficiency, boosting ABB’s number one position in robotics in China. The 60,000 square meter factor will open by the end of 2020 and will further establish Shanghai as a major production centre contributing to the city’s “Made in Shanghai” initiative.