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- Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE: CAT; FWB: CAT1.DE) manufactures construction and mining equipment, off-highway diesel and natural gas engines, industrial gas turbines, and diesel-electric locomotives; offers asphalt pavers, backhoe loaders, compactors, draglines, excavators, graders, loaders, motor graders, off-highway trucks, scrapers, wheel loaders, forestry equipment, and tunnel boring machines; provides engines for marine propulsion, power generation, trucks, locomotives, and ships; and delivers financial products and services including retail and wholesale financing, insurance, and extended protection through Cat Financial. The company, founded in 1925 through the merger of Holt Manufacturing Company and C. L. Best Tractor Company and headquartered in Irving, Texas, operates globally across North and South America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, the Middle East, and Africa via a network of over 160 independent dealers serving nearly 200 countries; principally structures its business into Construction Industries, Resource Industries, Energy & Transportation, and Financial Products segments. Caterpillar targets customers in construction, mining, forestry, agriculture, energy, transportation, and material-handling sectors with durable, technologically advanced machinery emphasizing sustainability, fuel efficiency, and reduced emissions. In October 2025, Caterpillar entered an agreement to acquire RPMGlobal Holdings Limited, an Australian mining software provider specializing in lifecycle solutions for asset management, fleet management, and autonomy, with the $728 million deal expected to close in the first quarter of 2026 pending shareholder and regulatory approvals; in October 2025, announced a $725 million expansion of its Lafayette, Indiana large engine facility to boost production amid rising energy demand from AI, data centers, and infrastructure, alongside a five-year $100 million U.S. workforce training pledge; and in February 2025, signed a five-year global framework agreement with Vale to enhance productivity, innovation, and decarbonization, including dual-fuel haul trucks powered by diesel and ethanol.