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[Video] Kobelco SK210LC is First Excavator Model Assembled in North America

The first unit to roll off the assembly line at Kobelco's new North American excavator manufacturing facility, an SK210LC, was presented during a grand opening ceremony on June 2.

Jun 3, 2016

The first unit to roll off the assembly line at Kobelco's new North American excavator manufacturing facility, an SK210LC, was presented during a grand opening ceremony on June 2, 2016. The 156,700-sq.-ft. facility located in Spartanburg (Moore), SC, began production in January.

Kobelco Celebrates Grand Opening of North American Excavator Production Facility

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Participants in the grand opening presentation and official ribbon cutting ceremony included (from left to right): Jennifer Noel Fletcher, South Carolina Deputy Secretary of Commerce; Kazuhide Naraki, president & CEO, Kobelco Construction Machinery Company; Pete Morita, president & CEO, Kobelco Construction Machinery USA, Inc.; The Honorable Takashi Shinozuka, Consulate General of Japan; and David Britt, chairman of the Spartanburg County Council/Economic Development Committee.
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