Irving-based heavy equipment giant Caterpillar has signed a strategic electrification agreement with aggregates producer CRH to advance the deployment of Caterpillar’s zero-exhaust emissions solutions.
Headquartered in Dublin, Ireland, with U.S. corporate offices in Atlanta, CRH is the No. 1 aggregates producer in North America and the first company in that industry to sign such an agreement with Caterpillar, the company said.
“We’re pleased to work with CRH, as our first aggregates industry customer, to expand our electrification solutions beyond mining,” Caterpillar Resource Industries Group President Denise Johnson said in a statement. “When it comes to sustainability, the quarry and aggregates industry requires diverse solutions. Our collaboration with CRH is an exciting opportunity to learn together and gain valuable insights into how our products can best support CRH’s long-term objectives to decarbonize its operations,”
Executives from CRH meet with Caterpillar CEO Jim Umpleby and Group President Denise Johnson at the company’s headquarters in Irving, Texas. [Photo: Caterpillar]
70- to 100-ton-class battery electric off-highway trucks
Caterpillar said the agreement focuses on accelerating the deployment of its 70- to 100-ton-class battery electric off-highway trucks and charging solutions at a CRH site in North America.
Under the agreement, CRH will participate in Caterpillar’s Early Learner program for battery electric off-highway trucks, testing and validating the units in real-world applications.
CRH also will provide customer feedback to address safety, performance, operational, and compliance requirements for the aggregates industry, Caterpillar said.
Caterpillar said the collaboration supports CRH’s climate-related objective of reducing greenhouse gas emissions from its operations by utilizing more sustainable equipment. CRH has set a target to deliver a 30% reduction in absolute carbon emissions by 2030 (from a 2021 base year) and said its goal is to be a net-zero business by 2050.
“At CRH, we recognize that collaboration and innovation are critical to delivering our industry-leading decarbonization targets and achieving our ambition of net-zero by 2050,” Scott Parson, president of CRH Americas Materials Solutions, said in a statement. “Through this partnership with Caterpillar, we will advance the use of sustainable equipment in our operations and build on our shared commitment to a low-carbon future.”
Caterpillar is the world’s leading manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, off-highway diesel and natural gas engines, industrial gas turbines and diesel-electric locomotives with 2022 sales and revenues of $59.4 billion.
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