Komatsu Mining closes plant in Virginia

Komatsu Mining Corp., which is building a $285 million office and plant in Milwaukee, announced closing a plant in Virginia as it adjusts its manufacturing capacity. The plant in Bluefield, Virginia, makes products for underground mining under the Joy brand name. The company said it will shift production to Komatsu facilities in Duffield, Virginia; Lebanon, Kentucky; and Homer City, Pennsylvania. Komatsu’s plant in West Milwaukee manufactures products for the surface mining industry under the…