Caterpillar Inc. (Company News).

Caterpillar Inc. and Camoplast, have announced that Camoplast will acquire Caterpillar's rubber-belted track component business and will supply these components to Caterpillar for use in its Mobil-trac systems. The Mobil-trac system undercarriage is used primarily on Challenger agricultural tractors, Lexion combines, asphalt payers, and in specialized defense applications.

Under the agreement, Camoplast will acquire Caterpillar's 115,000-square-foot rubber-belted track component facility in Emporia, Kan. Camoplast intends to continue operations at the two-and-one-half-year-old facility, and plans to retain the associates employed there.

For more information, contact Ivan Warmnuth (U.S.) [e-mail], or Michel Tasnon (Canada) [e-mail].