Komatsu Establishes Wholly Owned Distributor of Mining Equipment for Large-Scale Customers
Created 10/13/2010, 04:35:24 pm
KCML operates a total of seven on-site offices in Shanxi Province, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region and Jiangxi Province. Together with the rebuild center opened in Shuozhou, Shanxi Province in 2009, the Komatsu Group is strengthening its direct product support capability for large-scale mining customers in response to their urgent needs for non-stop, round-the-clock mining throughout the year.
Today while less efficient, small and medium-scale mines are being eliminated and merged in order to achieve efficient expansion of production of coal, iron ore, copper and other minerals, large-scale mining companies are placing more efforts to develop new mines. As a result, demand for large mining equipment is growing steadily.
Against this backdrop, Komatsu's sales of mining equipment have been accelerating since 2006. In light of the increased number of equipment in use and mines, the Komatsu Group is expecting steady growth in demand for machine maintenance and overhauls, which calls for the increasing importance of improving its product support capabilities.
Having established KCML, the Komatsu Group is better positioned to offer not only equipment of excellent QCD&S (Quality, Cost, Delivery & Safety) but also individual customer-oriented service by conducting prompt supply of parts and capitalizing on ICT advantages. The Komatsu Group is working to expand business by meeting mining customers' needs in the long term.
[Outline of New Company]
Name Komatsu China Mining Limited (KCML)
Representative Noriyuki Ichihara, President
Head office Beijing, China
Established September 2, 2010
Capitalized RMB 54.5 million (Approx. JPY 680 million at RMB 1 = JPY 12.5)
Equity participation 100% by Komatsu (China) Limited
Line of business Sales and service of mining equipment and parts in China
No. of employees 100 at start-up
Source: komatsu.com
