Wikio - Construction Machinery

Research and Markets: An Essentail Report on the Market Development of Road Construction Machinery and Trucks in Russia (Business Wire)

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 13:59:00 GMT

In November 2007, an analytical review on "Construction machinery market development in Russia" was prepared to evaluate the intensity of development of construction equipment market as a whole and its particular types. The uniqueness of this study is that the review represented the dynamics of production characteristics of each type of construction machinery in Russia,...

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Caterpillar looks for record sales on China demand (Miami Herald)

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 11:46:03 GMT

Caterpillar Inc. expects record sales this year as booming demand for construction and mining equipment in China and other emerging economies offsets weakness in its home U.S. market, its chairman said Thursday.

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Caterpillar looks for record sales on China demand (Examiner)

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 11:42:14 GMT

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Caterpillar looks for record sales on China demand (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 11:07:00 GMT

BEIJING -- Caterpillar Inc. expects record sales this year as booming demand for construction and mining equipment in China and other emerging economies offsets weakness in its home U.S. market, its chairman said Thursday.

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Caterpillar sees strong China sales enduring (The Earth Times Online Newspaper)

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 06:15:47 GMT

BEIJING (Reuters) - Caterpillar Inc expects weakness in rich-country economies to persist into 2009 but its sales in China will remain strong, Jim Owens, chairman and chief executive of the U.S. construction and mining equipment firm, said on Thursday.

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Show capitalises on building boom (Vietnam Business Finance)

Tue, 26 Aug 2008 10:37:00 GMT

Con-Build Viet Nam 2008, an international trade fair for construction machinery, vehicles and materials, manufacturing equipment, technology and services will be held at Viet Nam Exhibition Fair Centre from September 9-12. The exposition, organised by Munich International Trade Fairs Pte Ltd (MMI) in co-operation with Viet Nam Ministry of Construction, will feature exhibitors from...

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Slump hits construction machinery (Japan Times)

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 20:30:00 GMT

Japan's shipments of construction machinery will rise at a slower pace than forecast as waning demand from developed countries pares gains in emerging Asian economies and the Middle East, an industry group said Thursday. Shipments of excavators, tractors, cranes and other machines may rise 2 percent to ¥2.49 trillion in the year to March 31, according to estimates released by the Tokyo-based...

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Terex to Present at Jefferies Industrial CEO Summit and Credit Suisse Electrical Equipment, Multi-Industry and Machinery Conference (Business Wire)

Wed, 06 Aug 2008 14:27:00 GMT

WESTPORT, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Terex Corporation (NYSE: TEX) today announced that it will participate in the Jefferies Industrial CEO Summit at the Broadmoor in Colorado Springs, Colorado

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Diggerland - Heaven for Construction Fans (damncoolpics)

Wed, 30 Jul 2008 10:25:00 GMT

Diggerland is an unusual fun-park where children and adults alike can experience life on a construction site. I can’t say I’ve ever been a big fan of construction machinery but if you or your kids love it head on to one of the four Diggerland parks in England and enjoy a full day as a construction worker. You’ll get the chance to drive trucks, mini diggers and giant diggers...

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Angola: Ten De-Mining Machines Expected From Japan (All Africa)

Tue, 29 Jul 2008 19:57:09 GMT

Angola will receive next January ten new de-mining machines purchased by the Government from a Japanese company "Yamanashi Hitachi Construction Machinery".

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New Holland Tractors to make large investments for Indian Facility expansion (MACHINIST.IN)

Tue, 29 Jul 2008 11:12:54 GMT

New Holland Tractors Achieves 100,000th Tractor Rollout Milestone at its Indian PlantMumbai: New Holland Agriculture, the world's leading manufacturer of agricultural machinery and a part of CNH Global N.V. (NYSE:CNH), a majority-owned subsidiary of Fiat Group (FIA.MI), rolled out its 100,000th tractor at its New Holland Tractors facility, near New...

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Zacks Analyst Interview Highlights: Caterpillar (Business Wire)

Tue, 29 Jul 2008 10:00:00 GMT

CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Zacks.com releases the latest Analyst Interview. Today’s interview is with senior analyst Mario Ricchio, who discusses Caterpillar

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Komatsu Q1 net rises 2% on China demand (Business Spectator)

Tue, 29 Jul 2008 08:13:38 GMT

Construction machinery maker stands by full-year profit forecast. 29 Jul 2008 5:34 PM

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Komatsu Q1 net rises 2 pct on China demand (Reuters UK)

Tue, 29 Jul 2008 07:06:48 GMT

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Komatsu Ltd on Tuesday booked a 2 percent gain in quarterly profit on strong demand for construction machinery in China and other emerging markets, absorbing the impact of the strong yen and high raw material costs.

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Hitachi Construction Machinery Lowers Global Demand Outlook (Nikkei)

Mon, 28 Jul 2008 17:38:09 GMT

Hitachi Construction Machinery Lowers Global Demand OutlookTOKYO (Nikkei)--Hitachi Construction Machinery Co. (6305) on Monday lowered its fiscal 2008 forecast for worldwide hydraulic shovel demand, citing a faster-than-expected drop in Japan and Western Europe.

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Xugong Plans to Raise Capital (Law Blog - WSJ.com)

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 11:07:00 GMT

Xugong Group is paving the way to raise new capital only days after the Chinese maker of construction machinery called off plans for an investment from Carlyle.

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Weichai Power sees H1 net profit up 50-100% y/y (Gasgoo.com)

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 02:36:07 GMT

p>Weichai Power Co Ltd said first half net profit is expected to have risen by 50-100 pct year-on-year due to increased engine sales to the rapidly expanding heavy-duty truck and construction machinery market.

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Carlyle Is Denied Stake in China Firm (Law Blog - WSJ.com)

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 22:41:00 GMT

Carlyle Group's quest to take a stake in a Chinese construction-machinery maker Xugong Group has ended. The deal had become a symbol of growing Chinese resistance to foreign ownership.

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Carlyle Is Denied Stake in Chinese Firm (Law Blog - WSJ.com)

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 16:50:00 GMT

Carlyle Group has failed to secure a stake in one of China's biggest manufacturers of construction machinery, ending a deal that has become a symbol of growing resistance to foreign takeovers in China.

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TRUCKS' MANUFACTURER * USA - Hitachi to Add Big Dump Trucks to Tap Mining Booms (trucks world news)

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 12:52:00 GMT

Hitachi Construction Machinery Co. , the world's biggest maker of giant excavators, will introduce a large dump truck in September Tokyo,Japan - Bloomberg, by Masumi Suga -July 22. 2008: -- ... to capitalize on mining booms in Australia, Asia and Africa... The company aims to sell 50 dump trucks in 2010, or a 20 percent share of the global market for mining trucks with a payload capacity...

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