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TOKYO -- Japanese heavy equipment manufacturer Komatsu is collaborating with American startup Applied Intuition to develop next-generation software for mining machinery to boost efficiency and address labor shortages. [1]

TOKYO -- Japanese heavy machinery maker Komatsu will establish a maintenance hub for mining equipment in Pakistan, Nikkei has learned. (confirmed by 2 sources) [2]

MILWAUKEE, U.S. -- A ceremony held in this Midwestern city on Monday marked the formal start of operations of a consolidated subsidiary of Komatsu after the Japanese company acquired a major U.S. mining equipment maker in April. [3]

TOKYO -- Japan's Komatsu hopes to return the operating profit margin at U.S. unit Komatsu Mining to around 15% as soon as the year ending March 2021 by sharing maintenance facilities and cutting procurement costs. [4]

TOKYO -- Construction machinery maker Komatsu will introduce automated excavators in Japan, the U.S. and Europe later this year, which could help make up for a shortage of experienced workers in advanced economies. [5]

TOKYO -- Komatsu will facilitate deliveries of mining equipment across Central Asia through a new logistics hub in Kazakhstan, with an eye on the region's reserves of key electric vehicle materials like nickel and lithium. [6]

TOKYO -- Komatsu has teamed with a U.S. maker of commercial electric vehicles to produce electrified heavy machinery, looking to start mass production ahead of rivals as early as 2023, Nikkei has learned. [7]

TOKYO -- Komatsu plans to expand production capacity for batteries at its U.S. unit by four times, eyeing the mining industry's growing push toward electrification and decarbonization. CompaniesKomatsu to quadruple U.S. [8]

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[1] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2025-09-10 · 68% match

Komatsu partners with US startup on mining machinery software

TOKYO -- Japanese heavy equipment manufacturer Komatsu is collaborating with American startup Applied Intuition to develop next-generation software for mining machinery to boost efficiency and address labor shortages.

[2] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2025-06-25 · 66% match

Komatsu to set up mining equipment repair hub in Pakistan

TOKYO -- Japanese heavy machinery maker Komatsu will establish a maintenance hub for mining equipment in Pakistan, Nikkei has learned.

[3] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2017-05-14 · 85% match

Komatsu bolstering US operations under pressure from Trump

MILWAUKEE, U.S. -- A ceremony held in this Midwestern city on Monday marked the formal start of operations of a consolidated subsidiary of Komatsu after the Japanese company acquired a major U.S. mining equipment maker in April.

[4] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2017-12-08 · 84% match

Komatsu targets 15% margin for US mining unit

TOKYO -- Japan's Komatsu hopes to return the operating profit margin at U.S. unit Komatsu Mining to around 15% as soon as the year ending March 2021 by sharing maintenance facilities and cutting procurement costs.

[5] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2014-10-24 · 80% match

Komatsu to crank out automated excavators

TOKYO -- Construction machinery maker Komatsu will introduce automated excavators in Japan, the U.S. and Europe later this year, which could help make up for a shortage of experienced workers in advanced economies.

[6] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2024-06-20 · 75% match

Komatsu opens Central Asia hub to tap mining rush for EV metals

TOKYO -- Komatsu will facilitate deliveries of mining equipment across Central Asia through a new logistics hub in Kazakhstan, with an eye on the region's reserves of key electric vehicle materials like nickel and lithium.

[7] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2021-01-26 · 75% match

Komatsu to mass-produce electrified excavators with US partner

TOKYO -- Komatsu has teamed with a U.S. maker of commercial electric vehicles to produce electrified heavy machinery, looking to start mass production ahead of rivals as early as 2023, Nikkei has learned.

[8] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2024-11-15 · 75% match

Komatsu to quadruple U.S. battery production capacity

TOKYO -- Komatsu plans to expand production capacity for batteries at its U.S. unit by four times, eyeing the mining industry's growing push toward electrification and decarbonization. CompaniesKomatsu to quadruple U.S.

[9] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2022-02-01 · 75% match

Booming Southeast Asia lifts Komatsu profits to pre-pandemic heights

TOKYO -- With new infrastructure investments and soaring commodities prices driving demand for heavy machinery, Komatsu's particular focus on the Southeast Asian market is helping propel the company's earnings to pre-pandemic levels.

[10] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2020-03-09 · 75% match

Chinese construction throttles down, Komatsu data shows

TOKYO -- Japanese manufacturer Komatsu reports a nearly 30% decline in use of its construction equipment in China last month, another sign that Chinese industry is slow to recover from the novel coronavirus outbreak.

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