# Hauhinco completes acquisition of Caterpillar's underground coal longwall business

Hauhinco Maschinenfabrik has completed the acquisition of Caterpillar's underground coal longwall business, forming a new company called Hauhinco Bergbautechnik (HBT). The deal was initially announced in February 2022, and details of the new entity have now emerged.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2023-02-09
- Where: Sprockhoevel, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
- Status: completed
- Products: underground coal longwall mining equipment
- Sectors: [Mining Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/mining-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [Caterpillar](https://endata.com/companies/1968.md) (target)
- [Hauhinco Maschinenfabrik](https://endata.com/companies/68480.md) (acquirer)

## Sources

- [im-mining.com](https://im-mining.com/2023/02/09/former-cat-longwall-business-sold-to-hauhinco-finally-emerges-as-hbt/), 2023-02-09: "Following the initial news that broke almost exactly a year ago in February 2022 that Caterpillar was divesting its underground coal longwall business to water hydraulic systems major Hauhinco Maschinenfabrik... details have finally emerged of the new longwall company, which is Hauhinco Bergbautechn"

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