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Takeshi Horikoshi, chief financial officer at Komatsu, discusses the company’s business strategy and says there’s no sign of recovery in China’s construction section. Source: Bloomberg – Bloomberg Daybreak: Asia

Komatsu (President and CEO: Hiroyuki Ogawa) has been selected as a "DX Platinum Company 2023-2025" among "Digital Transformation Stocks (DX Stocks)" jointly selected by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, the Tokyo Stock Exchange, and Information-technology Promotion Agency, Japan as "companies that have continued to make particularly outstanding efforts since the start of the system.

Komatsu together with members of the Komatsu GHG Alliance accelerate the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions.

Komatsu's Cambodia Support Project, which began in 2008, aims to rebuild the community through a variety of supports.

Komatsu recently exhibited at CONEXPO, the largest construction equipment exhibition in North America. CONEXPO 2023 was held in Las Vegas, USA from March 14 to 18, 2023.

Komatsu (President & CEO: Hiroyuki Ogawa) has decided to establish a 100% subsidiary Komatsu Central Asia LLP (hereinafter referred to as the "new company") in the Republic of Kazakhstan with the aim of strengthening sales and service activities for construction and mining equipment in the Central Asia region.

Toward safe, highly productive, smart and clean workplaces of the future - Komatsu consolidates research and development functions in Hiratsuka City to achieve greater efficiency: Opening Shonan Innovation Lab and holding a commemorative lecture by Dr. Chiaki Mukai, Japan’s first female astronaut.

For the sustainability of businesses and the planet, at CONEXPO/CON-AGG 2023, Komatsu will be showcasing machines and technology engineered to help customers reduce their carbon footprint and plan for implementing sustainable solutions, including electrification. In booth W42044, visitors to the show will find a variety of options designed to help manage energy transitions and increase efficiencies to help reduce fuel burn and emissions and make fleet management more efficient.

This machine is an expanded model of the electric micro excavator PC01E-1, which was launched on the Japanese market in March 2022. Like the PC01E-1, the PC05E-1 is powered by the Honda Mobile Power Pack e: (Mobile Power Pack e*1, hereafter “swappable mobile battery“) and Honda eGX electrified power unit as a power source. The PC05 is the base machine for the electric micro excavator and used for small-scale civil engineering and construction work among Komatsu’s construction equipment, including gas, electrical, and pipe-laying work.

New offerings to leverage digitalization, electrification and automation for next generation. July 20, 2021 — To help support its customers’ sustainability targets while prioritizing safety and productivity, Komatsu will focus on “creating value together” in its 48,000-square-foot booth at MINExpo 2021, where the company plans to unveil its latest solutions for surface and underground mining operations.