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May 12, 2021 · Komatsu’s roots stretch back more than 100 years ago to a lush forest in Japan that was once home to a copper mine, vital to the surrounding community. Our founder, Meitaro Takeuchi, was an entrepreneur with an extraordinary humanitarian vision, committed to enhancing the community’s quality of life, developing future generations and ...
May 12, 2021 · Komatsu’s roots stretch back more than 100 years ago to a lush forest in Japan that was once home to a copper mine, vital to the surrounding community. Our founder, Meitaro Takeuchi, was an entrepreneur with an extraordinary humanitarian vision, committed to enhancing the community’s quality of life, developing future generations and ...
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Why did Takeuchi start Komatsu?
The owner of the mine and our founder, Meitaro Takeuchi, was an entrepreneur with an extraordinary humanitarian vision, committed to enhancing the community’s quality of life, developing future generations and growing with society.
Komatsu Iron Works was started by Takeuchi Mining Industry as a subsidiary to make industrial tools for the parent company. Komatsu eventually became large enough to sell to the public, and was spun off on May 13, 1921, as Komatsu Ltd and founded by Meitaro Takeuchi.
- May 13, 1921; 102 years ago
- ¥2.444 Trillion (2019)
- 59,632 (Consolidated)
In 1921, Meitaro Takeuchi founded our company in the town that shares our name. He did so to provide work for the local community after the closure of a nearby copper mine. For more than a century, our connection to the communities where we operate has stayed at the core of our brand.
In 1921, Meitaro Takeuchi founded our company in the town that shares our name. He did so to provide work for the local community after the closure of a nearby copper mine. For more than a century, our connection to the communities where we operate has stayed at the core of our brand.
Our roots stretch back more than 100 years to Komatsu Iron Works, a company Meitaro Takeuchi founded to provide mining equipment for the Yusenji Copper Mine. “We must not let the community dwindle after the mine closure. The key to lasting well-being is the development of local industries.”
