Add:
Yuetang District, Xiangtan City, Hunan Province, P.R. China
Product Steel Grades: Wear-resistant steel plates 1E0170, 1E1006, 1E0577, 1E1839, etc.
Supply Volume: ~700,000 tonnes (Cumulative)
Destination / Client: Caterpillar Global Manufacturing Network
Founded in 1925, Caterpillar is a leading global manufacturer of construction and mining equipment. Its business spans core sectors including earthmoving machinery, mining equipment, diesel engines, and industrial generator sets. Maintaining top global market shares across its product lines, Caterpillar enforces a unified, rigorous global steel qualification standard and quality audit system.
Xiangtan reliably supplies Caterpillar’s global supply chain with specialized 1E-series customized steel plates for construction machinery and high-strength wear-resistant plates for mining equipment. The supply covers 15 mainstream steel grades across low, medium, and high strength levels—fully meeting the material requirements for excavator mainframes, booms, sticks, mining wear liners, equipment chasses, and other structural components. Notably, the Cat 395 Hydraulic Excavator—the largest tonnage heavy mining excavator put into production by Caterpillar in the Asia-Pacific region—features an operating weight of nearly 95 tonnes designed for heavy-duty digging in large open-pit mines and major infrastructure projects. All core load-bearing components—including the boom, main frame, and heavy-load joints—are exclusively designated to be supplied by Xiangtan using specialized steel grades such as 1E0170, 1E1006, 1E0577, and 1E1839. Supply thicknesses range from 6mm to 100mm, covering everything from thin structural plates to extra-thick load-bearing plates.
From the establishment of their long-term strategic partnership in 2011 through 2023, Xiangtan has supplied approximately 700,000 tonnes of specialized plates to Caterpillar's manufacturing bases worldwide. Recognized as an Excellent Global Supplier by Caterpillar, Xiangtan has repeatedly passed on-site quality system audits conducted by Caterpillar’s global procurement team through consistent product quality, collaborative R&D, and full-lifecycle quality assurance.
