Cat Logistics to Open Russian Parts Distribution Center

Caterpillar Logistics Services Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, Ill., has announced that it will open its first parts distribution center in the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) later this year.

A 110,300-square-foot logistics center located in the northwest of Moscow will support five Caterpillar dealers in the CIS region. The facility will stock more than 23,000 Caterpillar parts and will provide an integrated logistics solution, including inbound, outbound, claims, returns and Caterpillar Remanufacturing core return services.

The parts distribution facility is expected to be fully operational by the end of September 2007.

More information is available at www.cat.com.