Bucyrus-Erie
Defunct American mining equipment company / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Bucyrus-Erie was an American surface and underground mining equipment company. It was founded as Bucyrus Foundry and Manufacturing Company in Bucyrus, Ohio, in 1880. Bucyrus moved its headquarters to South Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in 1893. In 1927, Bucyrus merged with the Erie Steam Shovel Company to form Bucyrus-Erie. In 1997, it was renamed Bucyrus International, Inc. In 2010 the enterprise was purchased by Caterpillar in a US$7.6 billion[7] ($8.6 billion including net debt) transaction that closed on July 8, 2011. At the time of its acquisition, the Bucyrus product line included a range of material removal and material handling products used in both surface and underground mining.
Company type | Subsidiary of Caterpillar Inc. |
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Industry | Machinery manufacturing |
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Founded | Bucyrus, Ohio, United States (1880 (1880)) |
Founder | Daniel P. Eells et al. |
Defunct | July 2011 |
Fate | Purchased by Caterpillar Inc. |
Headquarters | , United States |
Area served | Worldwide |
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Services | Maintenance |
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