Hitachi Construction Machinery Indonesia to Begin Mass Production of 120-ton Class Ultra-large Hydraulic Excavators

Tokyo, September 20, 2024 - Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd. (TSE: 6305, President and Executive Officer: Masafumi Senzaki; "Hitachi Construction Machinery") will begin mass production of the EX1200 ultra-large hydraulic excavator (operating weight: approx. 120-ton class) at its Indonesian production base P.T. Hitachi Construction Machinery Indonesia (headquarters: West Java, Indonesia; Managing Director: Kozo Nagao; "Hitachi Construction Machinery Indonesia") from November 2024 to address the demand for ultra-large hydraulic excavators in the Republic of Indonesia ("Indonesia").

Currently, Hitachi Construction Machinery primarily produces ultra-large hydraulic excavators and rigid dump trucks at the Hitachinaka-Rinko Works (Hitachinaka, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan) for delivery to customers around the world. In addition to the production of medium hydraulic excavators, Hitachi Construction Machinery Indonesia has also been in charge of producing front structures (booms, arms, and buckets) for ultra-large hydraulic excavators, truck frames, rigid dump truck beds, and other welded structures for mining machinery.

As the largest market for mining machinery in Southeast Asia, Indonesia has a comparatively large number of small and medium-sized mines, and it is a region with a high demand for 120-ton class hydraulic excavators. In addition, there was a need to strengthen the production capacity of the entire Group to rapidly meet the demand for mining products throughout the world including the Americas market where the Hitachi Construction Machinery Group is accelerating its independent expansion.

Against this backdrop, the Group decided to extend the Hitachi Construction Machinery Indonesia’s Cibitung 2 Factory and newly establish production facilities and assembly space to produce the EX1200 ultra-large hydraulic excavator. Furthermore, advanced welding technology will be applied in the extended area to expand the production items of welded structures for mining products.

Going forward, the Hitachi Construction Machinery Group will continue to develop and manufacture products according to customer needs at each base to address global demand.

Overview of the Hitachi Construction Machinery Indonesia Cibitung 2 Factory

About Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd.

Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd. (TSE: 6305), headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, is a construction machinery manufacturer which globally deploys development, manufacturing, sales, and service businesses for its hydraulic excavators, wheel loaders, compaction equipment, and mining machinery, etc. In addition to its new machinery business, Hitachi Construction Machinery is expanding its "value chain businesses" of parts and services, remanufacturing (parts and machines), rentals, and used equipment as it aims to grow together with customers as a true solutions provider that offers innovative solutions to customers. As our vow to all stakeholders to achieve this mission, we established and are currently disseminating and promoting the LANDCROS as our new concept. With roughly 26,000 employees around the world, the consolidated sales revenue for Hitachi Construction Machinery was 1,405.9 billion yen for fiscal year 2023 (ended March 2024) with an overseas sales revenue ratio of 84%. For more details, please see the company's website.

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