# Former Caterpillar plant in Tosno, Russia resumes production as OOO Tosno

OOO Tosno (formerly OOO Caterpillar Tosno) resumed production of backhoe loaders at its plant in Leningrad Oblast, Russia, after finding Chinese partners and signing a license agreement. The plant plans to produce 300 units in 2026 and ramp up to 650 units annually, with investments of about 500 million rubles.

- Type: Closure
- Announced: 2026-04-16
- Where: Tosno, Leningrad Oblast, Russia, Russia
- Value: $5.50M (500.0M RUB)
- Jobs: 270
- Status: completed
- Capacity: 300 backhoe loaders in 2026, ramping to 650 per year
- Products: backhoe loaders, mining equipment
- Sectors: [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md)

## Companies

- [OOO Tosno](https://endata.com/companies/91430.md)
- [AO Gorizont](https://endata.com/companies/91431.md) (investor)

## Sources

- [vntex.ru](https://vntex.ru/byvshij-zavod-caterpillar-v-leningradskoj-oblasti-vozobnovil-proizvodstvo/), 2026-04-16: "В прошлом году нашли солидных китайских партнеров, подписали с ними лицензионное соглашение, оплатили и организовали получение чертежей и документации, запустили производство, сборку экскаваторов-погрузчиков."

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