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BHP, Caterpillar y Finning firman acuerdo inédito para la renovación completa de la flota de camiones de Escondida
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IRVING, Texas, 30 de agosto de 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- BHP, Caterpillar y Finning International Inc. (Finning) anunciaron hoy que han llegado a un acuerdo para renovar la totalidad de la flota de camiones de extracción de Escondida | BHP, la mayor productora de cobre a nivel mundial, ubicada en la Región de Antofagasta, norte de Chile.

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Se espera que los primeros camiones eléctricos de Cat lleguen a la mina de Escondida en la segunda mitad del 2023. La entrega de las unidades restantes se extenderá durante los próximos 10 años mientras BHP, Caterpillar y Finning Cat continuan trabajando para reemplazar una de las flotas más grandes en la industria global que actualmente está compuesta por más de 160 camiones de carga. (PRNewsfoto/Caterpillar Inc.)
Se espera que los primeros camiones eléctricos de Cat lleguen a la mina de Escondida en la segunda mitad del 2023. La entrega de las unidades restantes se extenderá durante los próximos 10 años mientras BHP, Caterpillar y Finning Cat continuan trabajando para reemplazar una de las flotas más grandes en la industria global que actualmente está compuesta por más de 160 camiones de carga. (PRNewsfoto/Caterpillar Inc.)

Se trata de un acuerdo inédito en la industria, que se enmarca en el proceso estratégico de renovación de equipos desarrollado por Escondida, y permitirá a la operación incorporar a su flota camiones Caterpillar 798 AC, equipos con la más alta tecnología en el mercado, que entregan mejoras significativas en capacidad de movimiento de material, eficiencia, confiabilidad y seguridad.

Este nuevo contrato apoyará la estrategia de BHP de generar impactos positivos en materias clave para el futuro como la descabonización, inclusión y diversidad, tecnologías autónomas y creación de capacidades locales.

Hacia la minería del futuro

La llegada de los primeros camiones está proyectada para la segunda mitad de 2023 y se extenderá por un periodo aproximado de 10 años, reemplazando paulatinamente la actual flota en operación, una de las más grandes en la industria a nivel mundial. El mantenimiento y los servicios de apoyo relacionados a este contrato se realizarán en línea con la estrategia de empleo local y  balance de género de BHP.

El acuerdo también permitirá a Escondida | BHP acelerar la implementación de sus planes de autonomía, al brindar la posibilidad de que estos equipos puedan transitar hacia un modo de operación autónoma. Además, se definirá claramente un camino tecnológico para cumplir sus metas de descarbonización, mediante la progresiva implementación de camiones de extracción cero emisiones.

BHP, Caterpillar y Finning mantienen su compromiso de contribuir al desarrollo económico y social de Antofagasta, a través de la generación de capacidades locales relacionadas al desarrollo de tecnologías de equipos mineros. Además, la nueva flota contará con un soporte técnico líder en la industria, proporcionado por el Centro de Conocimiento Integrado de Finning con sede en dicha ciudad.

"Este acuerdo es un paso relevante para seguir proyectando a futuro el liderazgo que Escondida | BHP tiene en la industria. Nos permitirá generar importantes eficiencias a nivel operacional, pero además está en sintonía con algunos de los principales desafíos que nos mueven como compañía: la innovación para la minería del futuro, la descarbonización y la creación de capacidades en la comunidad de Antofagasta. Tenemos grandes expectativas respecto a los beneficios que se generarán en el corto y largo plazo tanto para la compañia como para la Región de Antofagasta", señaló James Whittaker, Presidente de Escondida | BHP.

"En Caterpillar estamos entusiasmados de apoyar en la exitosa implementación de esta flota de camiones y tecnología, que va a permitir un paso importante en la mejora de la excelencia operacional de BHP. Felicitamos a BHP, ya que este proceso de transformación en Escondida | BHP acelera el cumplimiento de sus ambiciosos objetivos de sostenibilidad" indico Denise Johnson, Presidente de Grupo de Resource Industries, Caterpillar Inc. 

"Estamos muy complacidos de aprovechar nuestra relación a largo plazo con BHP para respaldar sus operaciones de Escondida en la mejora de la eficiencia, la productividad y la seguridad, así como en la reducción de su huella de carbono. Este es el acuerdo de flota de camiones más grande en la historia de Caterpillar y Finning, que amplía significativamente la población de equipos de Caterpillar y fortalece nuestra posición competitiva en la minería, para respaldar la transición hacia una energía más limpia con camiones eléctricos de última tecnología y futuros camiones de cero emisiones", dijo Scott Thomson, presidente y CEO de Finning International.

Sobre BHP
BHP es una empresa lider en el mundo en materias primas con sede en Melbourne, Australia. Operamos en más de 90 emplazamientos en todo el mundo. Nuestros equipos trabajan en la extracción, el procesamiento y el transporte de materias primas de alta calidad necesarias para el crecimiento y la descarbonización del mundo, tales como: Cobre para energías renovables, níquel para vehículos eléctricos, potasa para la agricultura sostenible, hierro y carbón metalúrgico para la fabricación del acero necesario para la infraestructura global y la transición energética. Una combinación de recursos para el presente y para el futuro. Se puede encontrar más información sobre BHP en: bhp.com.

Sobre Caterpillar
Con ventas e ingresos por un valor de $51.000 millones en 2021, Caterpillar Inc. es el principal fabricante del mundo de equipos de construcción y minería, motores diésel y de gas natural para camiones de obras, turbinas de gas industriales y locomotoras diésel-eléctricas.

Desde hace casi 100 años, ayudamos a nuestros clientes a construir un mundo mejor y más sostenible y nos comprometemos a contribuir a un futuro con menos emisiones de carbono. Nuestros productos y servicios innovadores, respaldados por nuestra red global de distribuidores, ofrecen un valor excepcional para ayudar a nuestros clientes a alcanzar el éxito.

Caterpillar hace negocios en cada continente y operamos principalmente a través de tres segmentos: la industria de la construcción, la industria de recursos y la industria de energía y transporte. Además, ofrecemos financiamiento y servicios relacionados a través de nuestro segmento de productos financieros.

Sobre Finning
Finning (TSX: FTT) es el distribuidor de Caterpillar más grande del mundo que presta un servicio inigualable a sus clientes desde hace cerca de 90 años. Con sede en Surrey, Columbia Británica, proporcionamos equipos de Caterpillar, repuestos, servicios y soluciones de rendimiento en el oeste de Canadá, Chile, Argentina, Bolivia, el Reino Unido e Irlanda.

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Certain statements in this press release relate to future events and expectations and are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Words such as "believe," "estimate," "will be," "will," "would," "expect," "anticipate," "plan," "forecast," "target," "guide," "project," "intend," "could," "should" or other similar words or expressions often identify forward-looking statements. All statements other than statements of historical fact are forward-looking statements, including, without limitation, statements regarding our outlook, projections, forecasts or trend descriptions. These statements do not guarantee future performance and speak only as of the date they are made, and we do not undertake to update our forward-looking statements.

Caterpillar's actual results may differ materially from those described or implied in our forward-looking statements based on a number of factors, including, but not limited to: (i) global and regional economic conditions and economic conditions in the industries we serve; (ii) commodity price changes, material price increases, fluctuations in demand for our products or significant shortages of material; (iii) government monetary or fiscal policies; (iv) political and economic risks, commercial instability and events beyond our control in the countries in which we operate; (v) international trade policies and their impact on demand for our products and our competitive position, including the imposition of new tariffs or changes in existing tariff rates; (vi) our ability to develop, produce and market quality products that meet our customers' needs; (vii) the impact of the highly competitive environment in which we operate on our sales and pricing; (viii) information technology security threats and computer crime; (ix) inventory management decisions and sourcing practices of our dealers and our OEM customers; (x) a failure to realize, or a delay in realizing, all of the anticipated benefits of our acquisitions, joint ventures or divestitures; (xi) union disputes or other employee relations issues; (xii) adverse effects of unexpected events; (xiii) disruptions or volatility in global financial markets limiting our sources of liquidity or the liquidity of our customers, dealers and suppliers; (xiv) failure to maintain our credit ratings and potential resulting increases to our cost of borrowing and adverse effects on our cost of funds, liquidity, competitive position and access to capital markets; (xv) our Financial Products segment's risks associated with the financial services industry; (xvi) changes in interest rates or market liquidity conditions; (xvii) an increase in delinquencies, repossessions or net losses of Cat Financial's customers; (xviii) currency fluctuations; (xix) our or Cat Financial's compliance with financial and other restrictive covenants in debt agreements; (xx) increased pension plan funding obligations; (xxi) alleged or actual violations of trade or anti-corruption laws and regulations; (xxii) additional tax expense or exposure, including the impact of U.S. tax reform; (xxiii) significant legal proceedings, claims, lawsuits or government investigations; (xxiv) new regulations or changes in financial services regulations; (xxv) compliance with environmental laws and regulations; (xxvi) the duration and geographic spread of, business disruptions caused by, and the overall global economic impact of, the COVID-19 pandemic; and (xxvii) other factors described in more detail in Caterpillar's Forms 10-Q, 10-K and other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Forward-Looking Information Caution Provided by Finning ("we", "our" or "us")
This announcement contains information that is forward-looking. Information is forward-looking when we use what we know and expect today to give information about the future. All forward-looking information in this announcement is subject to this disclaimer including the assumptions and material risk factors referred to below. Forward-looking information in this announcement includes, but is not limited to, the following: our supply of Caterpillar 798 AC electric drive trucks in the renewal of the entire mining haul truck fleet at BHP's Escondida mine (the actual number of trucks to be supplied may vary from the size of the current fleet); the improvements expected to be delivered by the technology featured on the trucks; our expectation that delivery of trucks will commence in the second half of 2023 and continue over approximately 10 years (which period may ultimately be shorter or longer); our provision of related maintenance and support services; and the expectation that the agreements will help Escondida | BHP to accelerate the implementation of its autonomy plans and establish a technological path to meet its decarbonization goals. All such forward-looking information is provided pursuant to the 'safe harbour' provisions of applicable Canadian securities laws. Unless otherwise indicated by us, forward-looking information in this announcement reflects our expectations at the date in this announcement. Except as may be required by Canadian securities laws, we do not undertake any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking information, whether due to new information, future events, or otherwise.

Forward-looking information, by its very nature, is subject to numerous risks and uncertainties and is based on assumptions. This gives rise to the possibility that actual results could differ materially from the expectations expressed in or implied by such forward-looking information and that those expectations and other information that are not historical fact may not be achieved. As a result, we cannot guarantee that any forward-looking information will materialize. Forward-looking information in this announcement is based on assumptions that we believed were reasonable today, and include, but are not limited to, the specific assumptions stated above and the assumptions that present supply chain challenges will not materially impact equipment and parts deliveries and Escondida | BHP's autonomy plans and decarbonization goals are achievable. Some of the assumptions, risks, and other factors which could cause results to differ materially from those expressed in the forward-looking information contained in this announcement are discussed in our current Annual Information Form (AIF) and in our annual and most recent quarterly management's discussion and analysis (MD&A) for the financial risks. These documents are available under the Finning profile at www.sedar.com. We caution readers that the risks described in our AIF and in our annual and most recent quarterly MD&A are not the only ones that could impact us. Additional risks and uncertainties not currently known to us or that are currently deemed to be immaterial may also have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, or results of operation.

Forward-looking information is provided in this announcement for the purpose of giving information about our current expectations and plans, however, readers are cautioned that it may not be appropriate to use such forward-looking information for any other purpose.

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