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Armstrong World Industries Inc designs and manufactures exterior architectural applications, including ceilings, specialty walls, and exterior metal solutions, using materials such as mineral fiber, fiberglass, metal, felt, architectural resin and glass, wood, wood fiber, and glass-reinforced-gypsum. Its segments include Mineral Fiber, which produces suspended mineral fiber and fiberglass ceiling systems and includes results from the Worthington Armstrong Venture (WAVE) for ceiling suspension system (grid) products; Architectural Specialties, which designs, produces, and sources specialty ceilings, walls, and other architectural applications for commercial settings, with revenues mainly project driven; and Unallocated Corporate. The company operates in the United States and Canada.

Caterpillar is the world's leading manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, off-highway diesel and natural gas engines, industrial gas turbines, and diesel-electric locomotives. Its reporting segments are construction, resource, energy, and transportation. Market share approaches 20% across many products. Caterpillar operates a captive finance subsidiary to facilitate sales. The firm has a global reach that is approximately evenly balanced between the US and the rest of the world. Construction skews more domestic, while the other divisions are more geographically diversified. An independent network of over 150 dealers operates approximately 2,800 facilities, giving Caterpillar reach into about 190 countries for sales and support services.