# Caterpillar to acquire ERA Mining Machinery

Caterpillar is acquiring ERA Mining Machinery, a Chinese manufacturer of hydraulic roof supports for underground mines, to gain exposure to the Chinese mining sector.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2020-03-19
- Where: China
- Status: announced
- Products: hydraulic roof supports
- Sectors: [Mining Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/mining-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [Caterpillar](https://endata.com/companies/1968.md) (acquirer)
- [ERA Mining Machinery](https://endata.com/companies/46025.md) (target)

## Sources

- [quarrymagazine.com](https://www.quarrymagazine.com/caterpillar-buys-into-china/), 2020-03-19: "You have to be a local player."

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