Partnership
Kato Works acquires IHI Construction Machinery
Kato Works Co., Ltd. acquired IHI Construction Machinery Limited, transferring all shares including excavator and construction machinery business. The acquisition expanded Kato Works' excavator product line and strengthened its position in the Japanese construction equipment market.
investment · Concluded · operating
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- investment
- Status
- Concludedoperating
- Announced
- 2016-10-259.9 years ago
- Start
- 2017-05-019.4 years ago
- Active for
- 9.4 years
Who’s involved
[Kato Works Co., Ltd.](https://www.kato-works.co.jp) (TYO: 6390) is a Japanese construction machinery manufacturer founded in 1895, headquartered in Shinagawa, Tokyo. The company produces mobile cranes, hydraulic excavators, rough-terrain cranes, crawler cranes, mini excavators, earth boring rigs, vacuum trucks, and street sweepers. Kato Works has been expanding its autonomous and remote-controlled construction equipment lineup, with recent patents in construction machine operation notification devices and image processing for industrial vehicles. The company acquired IHI Construction Machinery's excavator business in 2016 and formed a 50:50 joint venture with Action Construction Equipment (ACE) in India in 2025.
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IHI Corporation (duplicate entry — see [IHI](/companies/ihi)). Japanese heavy industrial manufacturer producing aircraft engines, turbochargers, and industrial machinery.
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