Mumbai: Larsen a Toubro on Wednesday announced that its construction and mining equipment business has secured one of its biggest orders ever to supply 46 units of Komatsu Mining Equipment from Tata Steel. However, the company has not disclosed the total value of the order.
The order comprises of 41 units of Komatsu HD785-7 (100 Ton Dump Truck), three units of Komatsu WA900-3E0 (9 Cum Wheel Loader) and two units of Komatsu D275A-5R (410HP Crawler Dozer). The scope includes supply of equipment and full maintenance contract for 60,000 hours of equipment operation.
26 of these 46 units will be deployed at Tata Steel’s Iron Ore Mines at Joda, Noamundi and Khondbond in Odisha, while 20 units of Komatsu 100 Ton Dump Trucks will be deployed at Tata Steel’s West Bokaro Coal Mines in Jharkhand.
“Komatsu’s superior products and L&T’s seamless support over the years, paved the way for securing this prestigious order and we look forward to partnering India’s largest steel producer – Tata Steel, in their growth journey” S. N. Subrahmanyan, CEO Et MD, Larsen Et Toubro said.
L&T’s construction and mining equipment business distributes Komatsu’s mining equipments in India.