OMRON Donates Additional 18 Million Yen to the Sumatra Tsunami Victims
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEFebruary 13, 2005
OMRON has announced that it will donate an additional 18 million yen, in addition to the 100 million donated on January 5th towards the recovery of the Sumatra tsunami damages.This 18 million yen, collected from OMRON offices and employees worldwide will also be donated to through UNICEF.
We hope for an early recovery and pray for those who were lost from the Sumatra tsunami.
Additional donation amount
| Employee donation | Corporate donation | |
|---|---|---|
| Japan | 6,939,201 Japanese Yen | |
| Asia | Approx. 790,000 Japanese Yen | Approx. 610,000 Japanese Yen |
| China | Approx. 1,400,000 Japanese Yen | - |
| Europe | Approx. 2,890,000 Japanese Yen | Approx. 4,340,000 Japanese Yen |
| North Americas | Approx. 160,000 | Approx. 1,000,000 Japanese Yen |
| Sum | 12,179,201 Japanese Yen | 5,950,000 Japanese Yen |
| Total | 18,129,201 Japanese Yen |
|
Relief goods
| Company Name | Relief items |
|---|---|
| OMRON ASIA PACIFIC PTE.LTD. (Singapore) |
PLC (Programmable Logic Controller) for water purifier system |
| OMRON ELECTRONICSCO.,LTD.(Thailand) |
Blood donation |
| PT OMRON ELECTRONICS( Indonesia) | Clothes |
| PT OMRON MANUFACTURING OF INDONESIA ( Indonesia ) |
Clothes, Food, Water, Milk, Masks, Soap, Medicine |
About OMRON
Headquartered in Kyoto, Japan, OMRON Corporation is a global leader in the field of automation. Established in 1933 and headed by President and CEO Hisao Sakuta, OMRON has more than 26,000 employees in over 35countries working to provide products and services to customers in a variety of fields including industrial automation, electronic components, social systems (ticket gate machines, ticket vending machines, and traffic control), and healthcare. The company is divided into five regions and head offices are in Japan (Kyoto), Asia Pacific (Singapore), China (Shanghai), Europe (Amsterdam) and US (Chicago). For more information, visit OMRON’s website at www.omron.com
- For media related enquiries, please contact:
- Takayuki Nakamura
OMRON Corporation
Corporate Brand Communications Department
e-mail: takayuki_nakamura@omron.co.jp
phone: +81-3-3436-7202
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