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Recently BusinessWeek ranked the Best Global Brands of 2008 from 1 to 100. Caterpillar ranked #68. Here's the description that BusinessWeek included under their Caterpillar listing:

"The construction and mining equipment maker is now joining forces with CleanAIR Systems to reduce emissions in its existing products - giving it a greener halo."

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Caterpillar Forms Alliance with CleanAIR Systems to Reduce Emissions

New alliance between Caterpillar® and CleanAIR Systems offers customers a complete emissions solution for existing machines and engine applications.

Caterpillar, Inc., the world's leading manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, clean diesel and natural gas engines and gas turbines, announced on June 17th the selection of CleanAIR Systems, Inc. of Santa Fe, New Mexico, as the Caterpillar strategic alliance partner for emissions control products. CleanAIR’s reduction technology will be installed on existing Caterpillar commercial engine applications to reduce diesel particulate matter, hydrocarbons, carbon monoxide and NOx; positioning CleanAIR Systems as the preferred vendor of choice for custom-designed retrofit products.

The alliance encompasses CleanAIR’s proprietary technology, custom engineering capability and the company’s use of integrated manufacturing in producing diesel particulate filters, diesel oxidation catalysts, three-way catalysts and selective catalytic reduction catalysts. Caterpillar will provide system integration capability, engineering and marketing support, as well as assistance to enable CleanAIR to meet growing demand from the broad Caterpillar customer-base.

Established in 1993, CleanAIR Systems designs and manufactures complete emissions control systems, including the PERMIT™ Filter, verified by the California Air Resources Board (ARB) for Level 3 reduction (greater than 85%) of exhaust particulate from prime power and emergency generators. Verified by ARB in 2003, CleanAIR’s PERMIT™ Filter met stringent CARB Level 3 standards years before other technologies, becoming the longest-selling, verified diesel particulate filter (DPF) technology currently on the market for stationary engines. CleanAIR’s line of emissions control products also includes an exclusive license for technology developed by Los Alamos National Laboratories.

“CleanAIR and CAT are a perfect fit,” said Michael Roach, President of CleanAIR Systems. “Due to our extensive product base and established performance history in emissions control, Caterpillar feels our company has what it takes to become a member of the CAT family. The alliance will increase our market exposure as well as introduce CleanAIR products to Caterpillar dealers around the world.”

The Caterpillar-CleanAIR agreement allows Caterpillar dealers to more effectively meet customers’ stringent air quality requirements by offering a responsive and competitive solution. With the ability to sell CleanAIR’s retrofit systems, CAT dealers can now offer a customized product for a specific application, along with the latest in product technology. The Caterpillar dealer network also has direct access to dedicated online product support through the CleanAIR CAT Dealer Web Portal recently developed by CleanAIR Systems as part of the company’s joint marketing effort with Caterpillar. Future ventures include a traveling product demonstration and regional dealer events.

The relationship between CAT and CleanAIR Systems is part of a long-term strategy that combines the strengths of both companies, creating a formidable team to deliver cost-effective solutions to customers’ increasingly complex emissions challenges.

For more information, visit CleanAIR Systems at http://www.cleanairsys.com/.

About CleanAIR Systems:
Established in 1993, CleanAIR Systems is a technology-based corporation manufacturing emissions control systems with worldwide distribution. CleanAIR’s products are designed to control air pollution such as diesel particulate matter and NOx, for internal combustion engines and gas turbines. Visit CleanAIR Systems online at http://www.cleanairsys.com/.

About Caterpillar:
For more than 80 years, Caterpillar Inc. has been making progress possible and driving positive and sustainable change on every continent. With 2007 sales and revenues of $44.952 billion, Caterpillar is the world’s leading manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, diesel and natural gas turbines. The company also is a leading services provider through Caterpillar Financial Services, Caterpillar Remanufacturing Services, Caterpillar Logistics Services and Progress Rail Services. More information is available at http://www.cat.com/.

Caterpillar Generators Selected for Coal Methane Projects in Shanxi, China

Representatives of Caterpillar Inc. accompany James Connaughton, senior environmental and natural resources advisor to President George W. Bush, as he visited the Sihe Coal Mine in Jincheng city, Shanxi Province, China. Sihe is the world's largest coal methane power plant and will use 60 Caterpillar methane-gas-powered generator sets to create 120 megawatts of power when fully operational. Following the success of this project, Caterpillar has been selected to provide an additional 31 methane-gas-powered generator sets to produce 54 megawatts of power at the Cheng Zhuang and Mei Gan Shi coal mines in the same city in Shanxi Province.

"The United States and other nations including China are working together to set a long-term global goal for reducing greenhouse gases," said James Connaughton, who was appointed by President Bush in 2001 to serve as the Chairman of the Council on Environmental Quality. "Economic growth, energy security and climate change must be addressed in an integrated way. The Jincheng coal methane plants are excellent examples of how to increase energy use in an environmentally responsible way," Connaughton added. "We hope to advance more projects like these through the Asia-Pacific Partnership (APP) on Clean Development and Climate, which addresses growing energy demand by advancing clean energy technology development and deployment."

The Shanxi Jincheng Anthracite Coal Mining Group Co., Ltd. is the project developer for all three coal methane power plants. Caterpillar will work closely with its dealer WesTrac China Limited on product commissioning and ongoing support for these projects. Methane gas found in coal seams can be highly volatile and it is a major cause of underground explosions. Historically it has been vented into the atmosphere. By capturing the previously vented methane gas and converting it into electricity, the Caterpillar generator sets will significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions, improve mine safety and increase the capacity of the local power grid.

"This is a major step forward in China's road to sustainable development and demonstrates positive bilateral trade relations between the United States and China," said Stu Levenick, Caterpillar group president with responsibility for Asia.

The 11th Five-Year Plan guiding China's development between 2006 and 2010 emphasizes that building a recyclable economy is an important way for China to build a resource-efficient and environment-friendly society, thus realizing sustainable development. China has set a goal of reducing the emissions of major pollutants by 10 percent during this five-year period. As part of the second Strategic Economic Dialogue, the United States and China have agreed to develop up to 15 large-scale coalmine methane capture and utilization projects in China in the next five years.

"Caterpillar is a long-term investor in China, and we are excited to see that China has positioned methane gas capture and utilization as a priority." said Rich Lavin, Chairman of Caterpillar (China) Investment Co., Ltd. and a Caterpillar vice president with responsibility for Asia Pacific manufacturing operations. "Our trade relations will continue to strengthen and produce on-going returns."

The 3500 series generators used in these projects are produced at Caterpillar's Large Engine Center in Lafayette, Indiana. "Caterpillar generator sets have been producing electricity around the world for nearly 70 years," said Bill Rohner, Caterpillar vice president with responsibility for the Electric Power Division. "We are pleased to be involved with these new opportunities in China."

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