Caterpillar ( NYSE: CAT ) manufactures heavy-duty vehicles and technologies designed for constructing buildings and mining the earth. Worldwide, Caterpillar is the leading manufacturer, by revenue, of engines and turbines used in machinery, electric generators, highway and non-highway trucks, and seaborne vessels.

During recent years, CAT has relied primarily on demand for infrastructure in emerging markets for revenue growth. The company has increased in presence in several key regions such as China, which has seen unprecedented wealth growth and has a huge appetite for energy. Though dependent on the declining US housing construction market, Caterpillar has diversified its sales internationally, aided by the global boom in infrastructure development. Its largest distributor is the Canadian company Finning International (FTT) .

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