Ioneer's Managing Director, Bernard Rowe, said, "We are extremely pleased to partner with the world's leading manufacturer of mining equipment, Caterpillar. The Cashman Equipment Cat dealership has serviced the Nevada mining industry for close to ninety years, and we are delighted it is joining us in a new era of mining within Nevada and the United States – producing materials that are critical for electric vehicles and renewable energy. Ioneer is at the forefront of the US strategic imperative to develop a domestic lithium battery supply chain."