United Technologies Corporation

United Technologies Corporation (UTC) is a leader in global industry innovation headquartered in Hartford, Connecticut, USA. It has more than 220,000 employees and does business in approximately 180 countries. In 2008, UTC revenues increased to $58.7 billion and its annual investment in research and development increased to $3.8 billion. UTC was named "Most Admired" aerospace and defense company (2001-2007 lists, Fortune) and Dow Jones Sustainability Index company since 1999, ranking 42nd largest U.S. corporation (2007, Fortune Magazine) and 126th in the world (2006, Fortune Magazine, Global 500). With disciplined and proven approach to profitability and environmental responsibility, UTC provides a broad range of high technology products and support services to the building systems and aerospace industries.

UTC’s subsidiaries include Carrier (heating, air conditioning and refrigeration), Hamilton Sundstrand (aerospace and industrial products), Otis (elevator, escalator and people movers), Pratt & Whitney (aircraft engines, space propulsion systems and industrial gas turbines), Sikorsky (helicopters), UTC Fire & Security (security & fire protection system), UTC Power (On-site power solution and fuel cell transportation) and United Technologies Research Center. Based in Hartford Connecticut, UTC operates in more than 180 countries around the world with over 220,000 employees.

As one of the largest international investors in China, UTC has established more than 40 joint ventures and is involved in a range of cooperative programs in manufacture, servicing and assembly. UTC employs over 16,000 people in China and has provided advanced technologies to support its joint ventures in China by working closely with various Chinese universities and research institutions on a number of R&D projects.