Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin, who is on an overseas trip to attract investments to the State, visited the factory of construction and mining equipment manufacturing company Komatsu in Osaka prefecture in Japan. Extending his invitation to Komatsu to participate in the Global Investors’ Meet (GIM) that Tamil Nadu is hosting in January 2024, Stalin requested the firm’s senior management to expand the company’s manufacturing facility in the state. A release by the Tamil Nadu Government said the company would carry out research and further take steps on the request.
The company’s factory located in SIPCOT Industrial Park in Oragadam near Chennai is manufacturing dump trucks, mining equipment, and hydraulic excavators as per global standards and was meeting the market demands, both locally and abroad. During the visit, the company made a presentation of its operations for Stalin. The Chief Minister interacted with members of the senior management, including Takayuki Furukoshi and Go Kamada. Tamil Nadu Minister for Industries T.R.B. Rajaa, Industries Secretary S. Krishnan and Managing Director of Tamil Nadu Industrial Guidance and Export Promotion Bureau V. Vishnu were present.