Chennai, May 27 (UNI) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K.Stalin, who is
on an official visit to Japan to attract more investments into the State,
today visited the century-old Komatsu company's factory at Osaka
and urged the company to invest more in the State.
During his visit to the Komatsu's manufacturing facility, Mr Stalin also
invited the firm to participate in the Global Investors Meet (GIM) to be
held in January next year.
In a tweet, he said "Japan is all about innovation and invention!"
"I visited the Osaka factory of a century-old #Komatsu company that
makes tools that make work easier and safer in the labor-intensive
industries like construction and mining", he said.
"Already in 2007 I opened a factory in Tamilnadu #Komatsu as a
Minister, and I called on #GIM2024 to demand that the company
invest more in Tamilnadu", Mr Stalin said.
In its Chennai factory located at SIPCOT complex in Oragadam,
about 50 km from here, the Komatsu India Private Limited has
been manufacturing Dump truck, mining equipment, hydraulic
excavators and was catering to both the domestic and the global
markets.
Meanwhile, an official release here said, the Chief Minister
met the CEO's of various companies and industries and had a
luncheon meeting with them and appealed to them to invest in
the State, while highlighting the vast potential areas that the
State offers for doing their business.
During the meeting, Osaka Province Vice Governor Nobuhiko
Yamaguchi explained to Mr Stalin the significance of Osaka
Castle and conducted him around the world famous 16th century
edifice that was spread over 61,000 sqms.
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