Archive News in Year 2009

July 2009

ST Electronics Wins Its 6th Mass Rapid Transit Project In Guangzhou, China

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Singapore, 28 July 2009 — ST Electronics, today  announced   that   it has won its sixth Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) project in Guangzhou, China. The Guangzhou-Foshan Line (GFL) contract worth RMB53.6m (approximately S$11.7m) requires the provision of Platform Screen Doors (PSD) for the GFL which will run 32.3km from Kuiqi Station in Foshan, to Lijiao station in Guangzhou, in the Guangdong province. The contract is jointly awarded by Guangzhou Metro Corporation and Foshan Metro Corporation.  Work commences immediately and is expected to be completed by the second half of 2010.

This is the first PSD project for ST Electronics in China.  The PSD system will span 21 stations and include 42 sets of PSDs.  The PSDs ensure commuters’ safety as they act as a barrier to the tracks and are integrated with the systems to synchronise with the opening of the train doors.  Under this contract, ST Electronics will be responsible for the system design, supply of equipment and software, installation, testing and commissioning.  

ST Electronics is delighted to be awarded another project opportunity in the City of Guangzhou. This new award brings our track record in Guangzhou to a total of six projects. It certainly is a reflection of our customers’ confidence in the quality, safety and cost-effectiveness of our rail electronics solutions.

SEAH Moon Ming,
President, ST Electronics

This contract is not expected to have any material impact on the consolidated net tangible assets per share and earnings per share of ST Engineering for the current financial year.

ST Electronics’ first rail project in Guangzhou was in 2003 when it won a contract to provide a Passenger Information Service (PIS) System for its Line 3.  This was then followed by Automated Fare Collection (AFC) Systems for Line 4 in 2004 and Lines 2, 8 and 4 extensions in 2006 and for Line 3 in 2008.  Recently in April 2009, ST Electronics was awarded a contract to provide an Integrated Supervisory Control System. 

Other rail electronics systems projects in China include PIS Systems for Nanjing’s Line 2 and Shenzhen’s Line 1.  In 2006, the company provided an integrated Traffic Command Centre system for the rapidly growing Beijing mass transit network, the first of its kind in China that now provides Beijing with the benefits of an efficient centralised network-based operation.  To date, three of these projects have been completed with the remaining projects to be delivered up till 2012.

ST Electronics was also recently awarded contracts by the Krungthep Thanakom for the supply of an AFC System for the Bangkok Transit System Silom Line Extension and by Changchun Railway Vehicle Co. Limited for the supply of a Train-borne Communications System for the Hong Kong Mass Transit System.

ST Electronics (Singapore Technologies Electronics Limited), the electronics arm of ST Engineering, delivers innovative system solutions to government, commercial, defence, and industrial customers worldwide.  With presence in more than 30 cities in 20 countries, ST Electronics markets its solutions to more than 70 countries internationally.  It specialises in the design, development and integration of advanced electronics and communications systems, such as broadband radio frequency and satellite communication, e-Government solutions, information communications technologies and IT, rail and traffic management, real-time command and control, modelling and simulation, interactive digital media, intelligent building management and information security.  Please visit www.stee.stengg.com.

Media contacts:

Magdalen Loh
AVP / Head, Corporate Communications
Singapore Technologies Electronics Limited
Tel: (65) 6413 1788 / 9822 3321
Fax: (65) 6484 8840
Email: magloh@stee.stengg.com