Komatsu, established in 1921 in Japan, is a world leading company in manufacturing of construction, mining and forest machinery. The Moscow office of Komatsu was opened in 1969. In 2006 Komatsu established Komatsu CIS, which is responsible for distribution and service of Komatsu machines on the CIS territory. In 2010 Komatsu opened plant in Yaroslavl (producing hydraulyc excavators and dump trucks) and service center for maintenance of mining equipment in Kuzbass region. Komatsu is oriented to Russian customers and produces machinery especially designed for Russian conditions.