# Caterpillar to close mining equipment factories in Luenen, Wuppertal and Dortmund, Germany

Caterpillar Inc. confirmed on August 17, 2020, that it will close its longwall mining equipment factories in Luenen and Wuppertal, and its hydraulic mining shovel factory in Dortmund, Germany, consolidating production to other locations.

- Type: Closure
- Announced: 2020-08-17
- Where: Luenen, Wuppertal, Dortmund, Germany, Germany
- Status: completed
- Products: longwall mining equipment, hydraulic mining shovels
- Sectors: [Mining Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/mining-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [Caterpillar](https://endata.com/companies/1968.md)

## Sources

- [im-mining.com](https://im-mining.com/2020/09/03/caterpillar-confirms-closure-historic-german-mining-equipment-factories/), 2020-09-03: "Caterpillar will restructure the longwall business and close the Luenen and Wuppertal, Germany, facilities with the consolidation of production into other locations."

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