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WHAT THE WORLD NEEDS | 2011 YEAR IN REVIEW
3 CHAIRMAN’S MESSAGE
8 MORE CONSTRUCTION
From highways to housing, our customers are helping to build the
infrastructure necessary to support the world’s growing population.
16 NATURAL RESOURCES
We’re helping our customers reach and extract minerals and other
resources that are critical to the Earth’s 7 billion plus inhabitants.
26 ENERGY & POWER
Our power solutions are helping meet the world’s energy needs.
33 GLOBAL REACH
Our worldwide dealer network makes it possible for us to be wherever
our customers are in the world and is the foundation of our intense
focus on meeting customer needs.
39 FINANCIAL STRENGTH
Strong financial viability and expert corporate resources are essential
to ensuring that we have what it takes to meet customers’ needs so
that they can meet the world’s needs.
45 CHANGING LIVES
The Caterpillar Foundation invests in programs worldwide to make
sustainable progress possible around the world.
51 EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
53 OFFICERS
54 BOARD OF DIRECTORS
57 PERFORMANCE METRICS
66 FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS & TRADEMARK INFORMATION