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We build machines to answer the needs of society.
We build gentle giants.
We were born out of necessity.
We didn’t hire people to build machines. We built machines so that we could hire people. Watch to learn how we harness our collective expertise to go further, at Komatsu we stay true to our brand promise: Creating value together.
Past, present and future – it’s all about community.
In 1921, Meitaro Takeuchi founded our company in the town that shares our name. He did so to provide work for the local community after the closure of a nearby copper mine.
Today, we have come a long way from where we started. We have evolved into a truly global company with a diverse workforce comprised of different nationalities and beliefs. And it’s by harnessing the potential of all our different talents and unique perspectives that we push ourselves further.
We explore and help advance the boundaries of technology, developing smart construction equipment and autonomous mining trucks, creating underwater electric bulldozers and even conceptualizing an excavator capable of operating on the moon. Our products and solutions directly support industries essential to the ongoing development of modern societies and everyday life.
For our core customers in forestry, construction and mining, we make big machines that take on even bigger challenges, gentle giants answering the needs of society.
We believe that when people are united by a common goal, the truly remarkable happens. In communities across the globe, we find purpose in creating value through manufacturing and technology innovation to empower a sustainable future where people, business, and our planet thrive together.
Harnessing our collective expertise to go further, we stay true to our brand promise: Creating value together.
Our gentle giants at work
Tenerife wildfire fighters
Limiting environmental impact and restoring conservation
Tenerife, the largest of Spain’s Canary Islands, is a mixture of hot climate and pine forests which creates a paradise highly susceptible to wildfires. Komatsu's Smart Forestry technology can help limit environmental impact while supporting conservation efforts.
Demining Cambodia
Restoring communities through engineering innovation
To support the Cambodian people in their reclaiming of these homelands, in 2008 Komatsu began donating special equipment we designed to remove the landmines without causing harm to those involved in the efforts.
Key facts about Komatsu
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- Komatsu Brazil
- Komatsu Forest Brazil
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Komatsu’s global operations (2025)
- Founded: 1921
- Net sales (consolidated): Yen 4,104.4 billion
- Employees: 66,697
- Headquarters: Tokyo, Japan
- Bases of operation: 279
- Sales operations: 208 bases in 151 countries
- Manufacturing operations: 71 bases in 17 countries
About Komatsu Brazil
Komatsu Brazil is focused on serving its customers by delivering high standards of excellence. We operate strongly throughout the country in the construction, mining , and forestry segments , serving the road, rail, airport, hydroelectric, petrochemical, forestry, and agribusiness markets, in addition to being present in major infrastructure and mining projects in Brazil.
- Headquarters: Rodovia Indio Tibiriçá, 2000, Vila Sol Nascente, Suzano, São Paulo
- Facilities: Factory in Suzano (SP), and units in São Paulo (SP), Lagoa Santa (MG), Belo Horizonte (MG), Parauapebas (PA), and Pinhais (PR).
- Employees: More than 3,500
- Established: 1967, with factory built in 1975
- Distributors: Komatsu has a solid network of distributors with a presence throughout the national territory (construction) and direct customer service (mining and forestry).
Home of the first Komatsu factory outside Japan
Located in Suzano (SP), Komatsu Brasil's manufacturing plant – including its own foundry and machining, boiler making, assembly, final inspection, and shipping processes – was inaugurated in 1975, and was the first outside Japan as part of the company's global expansion strategy.
Komatsu Forest Brazil
Komatsu Forest Brazil offers complete solutions for the forestry sector, combining technology, innovation and specialized expertise to make operations more productive, efficient, safe and sustainable. We serve different segments of the industry, including pulp, biomass, charcoal and sawmills, offering machines, services, parts, technology and specialized support at every stage of forestry operations.
- Headquarters: Administrative, parts and equipment structure in Pinhais, Paraná
- Established: 1972, headquartered in Pinhais, Paraná
- Employees: More than 846 professionals
- Facilities: More than 14 parts and service locations throughout Brazil
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