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CAT’s Diesel Engine Gets Low-Emission Certification

[This approval could accelerate the upgrade cycle for heavy construction machinery—maybe.]

http://www.reuters.com/article/idCNN1712650420100817

›Tue Aug 17, 2010 9:43am EDT

BOSTON, Aug 17 (Reuters) - Caterpillar Inc (CAT), the world's largest maker of earth-moving equipment, said on Tuesday it had received key approvals from U.S. and European regulators for its C9.3 ACERT engine.

The engine will meet new emissions regulations for off-road engines that take effect on Jan. 1 and require a 90 percent reduction in the amount of diesel particulate matter released and a 50 percent reduction in the amount of nitrogen oxide released.

The Peoria, Illinois-based company will use the engine in vehicles including mid-range tracked tractors as well as hydraulic excavators.‹