For more than 75 years, Caterpillar Inc. has been building the world’s infrastructure, and in partnership with Caterpillar dealers, is driving positive and sustainable change or every continent. A Fortune 100 company, Caterpillar is the world’s leading manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, diesel and natural gas engines and industrial gas turbines. The company is a technology leader in construction, transportation, mining, forestry, engine, logistic, electronics, financing and electric power generation.

       In 2003, Caterpillar posted sales and revenues of $22.76 billion and a profit of $ 1.1 billion. Approximately half of all sales were to customers outside of the United States, maintaining Caterpillar’s position as a global supplier and leading U.S. exporter Caterpillar products and components are manufactured in 50 U.S. facilities and in 65 other locations in 23 countries around the globe. Caterpillar invested nearly $670 million in research and technology in 2003. Worldwide, our employees earned more than 3700 patents since1997.