On this week’s episode of OEM Industry Update, we spoke with Jim Downey, Vice President-Global Data Products, Power Systems Research, about the current state of the North American mining equipment market. He says mining equipment production is expected to rebound 13% in 2021 and continue growing over the next 5 years.
The need for new mining equipment is increasing which will help drive market growth. In addition, there is a push toward use of more battery-electric equipment, particularly in the underground mining segment, which will provide growth opportunities for the market, as well.
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