Sumitomo Construction Machinery Co. Ltd. is a member of the Sumitomo Group Public Affairs Committee.^[1] The company was formed in 2001, when Sumitomo underwent a realignment of its organizational structural. Based out of Tokyo, Japan, Sumitomo Construction Machinery Co. manufactures hydraulic excavators and asphalt finishers.^[2]

Contents 1 History 2 The Company Today 3 Equipment List 4 References 5 External Links

[edit] History

The roots of Sumitomo Construction Machinery Co. Ltd. go back to 1963, with the formation of Sumitomo Machinery Co. Ltd. The following year, the company started to produce excavators.^[3]

In 2002 Sumitomo Machinery Co. Ltd was split into four subsidiaries: Sumitomo Construction Machinery Co. Ltd., Sumitomo Construction Machinery Sales Co. Ltd., Sumitomo Construction Machinery Manufacturing Co. Ltd., and Sumitomo Heavy Industries Construction Crane Co. Ltd.^[4]

A Chinese subsidiary, SUMIJU SCE (Xiamen) Construction Machinery Co. Ltd., was formed in 2003.^[5]

[edit] The Company Today

Today, Sumitomo Construction Machinery Co. Ltd. has capacity to sell approximately 11,000 hydraulic extractors and 240 asphalt finishers per year.^[6]

Sumitomo products are distributed all over the world:  Asia, Africa, Australia, Europe, the Middle East, and North America (under the brand name Link-Belt).^[7]

[edit] Equipment List

• Ashphalt finisher
• Hydraulic excavator

[edit] References

1. ↑ Sumitomo Group Public Affairs Committee. List of Group Companies [May 15, 2009].
2. ↑ Sumitomo. Company Profile [May 15, 2009].
3. ↑ Sumitomo. Company Profile [May 15, 2009].
4. ↑ Sumitomo. Company Profile [May 15, 2009].
5. ↑ Sumitomo. Company Profile [May 15, 2009].
6. ↑ Sumitomo. Company Profile [May 15, 2009].
7. ↑ Sumitomo. Sales Channel [May 15, 2009].

[edit] External Links

• Official Sumitomo Construction Machinery Co. website