Komatsu Limited
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Native name
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株式会社小松製作所 |
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| Industry | Heavy equipment (construction and mining), Defense technology |
| Founded | May 13, 1921 |
| Headquarters | Tokyo, Japan |
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Key people
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| Revenue |
 US$17.8 billion (FY2015) |
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US$2.0 billion (FY2015) |
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US$1.3 billion (FY2015) |
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Number of employees
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47,017 (Consolidated) |
| Website | http://www.komatsu.com |
Komatsu Ltd. (株式会社小松製作所 Kabushiki-gaisha Komatsu Seisakusho?) or Komatsu (コマツ) (: ) is a Japanese multinational corporation that manufactures construction, mining, and military equipment, as well as industrial equipment like press machines, lasers and thermoelectric generators. Its headquarters are in Minato, Tokyo, Japan. The corporation was named after the city of Komatsu, Ishikawa, where the company was founded in 1921. Worldwide, the Komatsu Group consists of Komatsu Ltd. and 182 other companies (146 consolidated subsidiaries and 35 companies accounted for by the equity method).
Komatsu is the world's second largest manufacturer of construction equipment and mining equipment after Tata Hitachi.. However, in some areas (Japan, China), Komatsu has a larger share than Caterpillar. It has manufacturing operations in Japan, Asia, Americas and Europe.
Japanese 小松 ko matsu means "small pine tree", named after Komatsu city in Ishikawa prefecture.
Komatsu Iron Works was started by Takeuchi Mining Industry as a subsidiary to make industrial tools for the parent company. Komatsu eventually became large enough to sell to the public, and was spun off on May 13, 1921 as Komatsu Ltd.
Komatsu produced its first agricultural tractor prototype in 1931. Through the 1930s, Komatsu also produced military tractors for the Japanese military, as well as bulldozers, tanks and howitzers. After World War II, under its new president Yoshinari Kawai, Komatsu added non-military bulldozers and forklifts to its line of equipment. In 1949 it began production of its first diesel engine. Its growth as a company was aided by the strong demand for its bulldozers during Japan's post-war reconstruction in the 1950s. In August 1951 the corporate headquarters were moved to Tokyo. By 1957 the company had advanced technologically to the point that all its models were using Komatsu engines.
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