SMS group, Germany a global player in metallurgical plant and machinery construction donates EUR 100,000 to the Red Cross Society of China. The money will go to help the earthquake victims at Sichuan Province in central China.

The released added that when the earthquake hit, eight SMS group employees were near the center of the disaster zone. They were in China to supervise work for Chinese customers. Luckily, none were hurt and directly after the first tremors they were evacuated to Shanghai, Changzu, Nanjing and Maanshan. Once in safety, they gave first-hand accounts of the devastating extent of the damage and the huge suffering of the local population.

Mr Heinrich Weiss chairman of the SMS group said “Here at our company we immediately felt the urge to send effective help. There was a wave of sympathy among our employees, especially as lots of them know the country from assignments at our Chinese customers. That’s why we contacted the Chinese embassy and asked how we could help. Then we decided to support the rescue operation with a donation to the Chinese Red Cross.”