1 Scope of the Report
1.1 Market Introduction
1.2 Years Considered
1.3 Research Objectives
1.4 Market Research Methodology
1.5 Research Process and Data Source
1.6 Economic Indicators
1.7 Currency Considered
1.8 Market Estimation Caveats
2 Executive Summary
2.1 World Market Overview
2.1.1 Global Surface Mining Equipment Annual Sales 2018-2029
2.1.2 World Current & Future Analysis for Surface Mining Equipment by Geographic Region, 2018, 2022 & 2029
2.1.3 World Current & Future Analysis for Surface Mining Equipment by Country/Region, 2018, 2022 & 2029
2.2 Surface Mining Equipment Segment by Type
2.2.1 Single Bucket
2.2.2 Continuous Bucket
2.3 Surface Mining Equipment Sales by Type
2.3.1 Global Surface Mining Equipment Sales Market Share by Type (2018-2023)
2.3.2 Global Surface Mining Equipment Revenue and Market Share by Type (2018-2023)
2.3.3 Global Surface Mining Equipment Sale Price by Type (2018-2023)
2.4 Surface Mining Equipment Segment by Application
2.4.1 Open-Pit Mining
2.4.2 Mountaintop Removal
2.5 Surface Mining Equipment Sales by Application
2.5.1 Global Surface Mining Equipment Sale Market Share by Application (2018-2023)
2.5.2 Global Surface Mining Equipment Revenue and Market Share by Application (2018-2023)
2.5.3 Global Surface Mining Equipment Sale Price by Application (2018-2023)
3 Global Surface Mining Equipment by Company
3.1 Global Surface Mining Equipment Breakdown Data by Company
3.1.1 Global Surface Mining Equipment Annual Sales by Company (2018-2023)
3.1.2 Global Surface Mining Equipment Sales Market Share by Company (2018-2023)
3.2 Global Surface Mining Equipment Annual Revenue by Company (2018-2023)
3.2.1 Global Surface Mining Equipment Revenue by Company (2018-2023)
3.2.2 Global Surface Mining Equipment Revenue Market Share by Company (2018-2023)
3.3 Global Surface Mining Equipment Sale Price by Company
3.4 Key Manufacturers Surface Mining Equipment Producing Area Distribution, Sales Area, Product Type
3.4.1 Key Manufacturers Surface Mining Equipment Product Location Distribution
3.4.2 Players Surface Mining Equipment Products Offered
3.5 Market Concentration Rate Analysis
3.5.1 Competition Landscape Analysis
3.5.2 Concentration Ratio (CR3, CR5 and CR10) & (2018-2023)
3.6 New Products and Potential Entrants
3.7 Mergers & Acquisitions, Expansion
4 World Historic Review for Surface Mining Equipment by Geographic Region
4.1 World Historic Surface Mining Equipment Market Size by Geographic Region (2018-2023)
4.1.1 Global Surface Mining Equipment Annual Sales by Geographic Region (2018-2023)
4.1.2 Global Surface Mining Equipment Annual Revenue by Geographic Region (2018-2023)
4.2 World Historic Surface Mining Equipment Market Size by Country/Region (2018-2023)
4.2.1 Global Surface Mining Equipment Annual Sales by Country/Region (2018-2023)
4.2.2 Global Surface Mining Equipment Annual Revenue by Country/Region (2018-2023)
4.3 Americas Surface Mining Equipment Sales Growth
4.4 APAC Surface Mining Equipment Sales Growth
4.5 Europe Surface Mining Equipment Sales Growth
4.6 Middle East & Africa Surface Mining Equipment Sales Growth
5 Americas
5.1 Americas Surface Mining Equipment Sales by Country
5.1.1 Americas Surface Mining Equipment Sales by Country (2018-2023)
5.1.2 Americas Surface Mining Equipment Revenue by Country (2018-2023)
5.2 Americas Surface Mining Equipment Sales by Type
5.3 Americas Surface Mining Equipment Sales by Application
5.4 United States
5.5 Canada
5.6 Mexico
5.7 Brazil
6 APAC
6.1 APAC Surface Mining Equipment Sales by Region
6.1.1 APAC Surface Mining Equipment Sales by Region (2018-2023)
6.1.2 APAC Surface Mining Equipment Revenue by Region (2018-2023)
6.2 APAC Surface Mining Equipment Sales by Type
6.3 APAC Surface Mining Equipment Sales by Application
6.4 China
6.5 Japan
6.6 South Korea
6.7 Southeast Asia
6.8 India
6.9 Australia
6.10 China Taiwan
7 Europe
7.1 Europe Surface Mining Equipment by Country
7.1.1 Europe Surface Mining Equipment Sales by Country (2018-2023)
7.1.2 Europe Surface Mining Equipment Revenue by Country (2018-2023)
7.2 Europe Surface Mining Equipment Sales by Type
7.3 Europe Surface Mining Equipment Sales by Application
7.4 Germany
7.5 France
7.6 UK
7.7 Italy
7.8 Russia
8 Middle East & Africa
8.1 Middle East & Africa Surface Mining Equipment by Country
8.1.1 Middle East & Africa Surface Mining Equipment Sales by Country (2018-2023)
8.1.2 Middle East & Africa Surface Mining Equipment Revenue by Country (2018-2023)
8.2 Middle East & Africa Surface Mining Equipment Sales by Type
8.3 Middle East & Africa Surface Mining Equipment Sales by Application
8.4 Egypt
8.5 South Africa
8.6 Israel
8.7 Turkey
8.8 GCC Countries
9 Market Drivers, Challenges and Trends
9.1 Market Drivers & Growth Opportunities
9.2 Market Challenges & Risks
9.3 Industry Trends
10 Manufacturing Cost Structure Analysis
10.1 Raw Material and Suppliers
10.2 Manufacturing Cost Structure Analysis of Surface Mining Equipment
10.3 Manufacturing Process Analysis of Surface Mining Equipment
10.4 Industry Chain Structure of Surface Mining Equipment
11 Marketing, Distributors and Customer
11.1 Sales Channel
11.1.1 Direct Channels
11.1.2 Indirect Channels
11.2 Surface Mining Equipment Distributors
11.3 Surface Mining Equipment Customer
12 World Forecast Review for Surface Mining Equipment by Geographic Region
12.1 Global Surface Mining Equipment Market Size Forecast by Region
12.1.1 Global Surface Mining Equipment Forecast by Region (2024-2029)
12.1.2 Global Surface Mining Equipment Annual Revenue Forecast by Region (2024-2029)
12.2 Americas Forecast by Country
12.3 APAC Forecast by Region
12.4 Europe Forecast by Country
12.5 Middle East & Africa Forecast by Country
12.6 Global Surface Mining Equipment Forecast by Type
12.7 Global Surface Mining Equipment Forecast by Application
13 Key Players Analysis
13.1 Atlas Copco
13.1.1 Atlas Copco Company Information
13.1.2 Atlas Copco Surface Mining Equipment Product Portfolios and Specifications
13.1.3 Atlas Copco Surface Mining Equipment Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2018-2023)
13.1.4 Atlas Copco Main Business Overview
13.1.5 Atlas Copco Latest Developments
13.2 Caterpillar
13.2.1 Caterpillar Company Information
13.2.2 Caterpillar Surface Mining Equipment Product Portfolios and Specifications
13.2.3 Caterpillar Surface Mining Equipment Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2018-2023)
13.2.4 Caterpillar Main Business Overview
13.2.5 Caterpillar Latest Developments
13.3 Komatsu
13.3.1 Komatsu Company Information
13.3.2 Komatsu Surface Mining Equipment Product Portfolios and Specifications
13.3.3 Komatsu Surface Mining Equipment Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2018-2023)
13.3.4 Komatsu Main Business Overview
13.3.5 Komatsu Latest Developments
13.4 Sandvik
13.4.1 Sandvik Company Information
13.4.2 Sandvik Surface Mining Equipment Product Portfolios and Specifications
13.4.3 Sandvik Surface Mining Equipment Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2018-2023)
13.4.4 Sandvik Main Business Overview
13.4.5 Sandvik Latest Developments
13.5 Hitachi Construction Machinery
13.5.1 Hitachi Construction Machinery Company Information
13.5.2 Hitachi Construction Machinery Surface Mining Equipment Product Portfolios and Specifications
13.5.3 Hitachi Construction Machinery Surface Mining Equipment Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2018-2023)
13.5.4 Hitachi Construction Machinery Main Business Overview
13.5.5 Hitachi Construction Machinery Latest Developments
14 Research Findings and Conclusion
Table 1. Surface Mining Equipment Annual Sales CAGR by Geographic Region (2018, 2022 & 2029) & ($ millions)
Table 2. Surface Mining Equipment Annual Sales CAGR by Country/Region (2018, 2022 & 2029) & ($ millions)
Table 3. Major Players of Single Bucket
Table 4. Major Players of Continuous Bucket
Table 5. Global Surface Mining Equipment Sales by Type (2018-2023) & (K Units)
Table 6. Global Surface Mining Equipment Sales Market Share by Type (2018-2023)
Table 7. Global Surface Mining Equipment Revenue by Type (2018-2023) & ($ million)
Table 8. Global Surface Mining Equipment Revenue Market Share by Type (2018-2023)
Table 9. Global Surface Mining Equipment Sale Price by Type (2018-2023) & (USD/Unit)
Table 10. Global Surface Mining Equipment Sales by Application (2018-2023) & (K Units)
Table 11. Global Surface Mining Equipment Sales Market Share by Application (2018-2023)
Table 12. Global Surface Mining Equipment Revenue by Application (2018-2023)
Table 13. Global Surface Mining Equipment Revenue Market Share by Application (2018-2023)
Table 14. Global Surface Mining Equipment Sale Price by Application (2018-2023) & (USD/Unit)
Table 15. Global Surface Mining Equipment Sales by Company (2018-2023) & (K Units)
Table 16. Global Surface Mining Equipment Sales Market Share by Company (2018-2023)
Table 17. Global Surface Mining Equipment Revenue by Company (2018-2023) ($ Millions)
Table 18. Global Surface Mining Equipment Revenue Market Share by Company (2018-2023)
Table 19. Global Surface Mining Equipment Sale Price by Company (2018-2023) & (USD/Unit)
Table 20. Key Manufacturers Surface Mining Equipment Producing Area Distribution and Sales Area
Table 21. Players Surface Mining Equipment Products Offered
Table 22. Surface Mining Equipment Concentration Ratio (CR3, CR5 and CR10) & (2018-2023)
Table 23. New Products and Potential Entrants
Table 24. Mergers & Acquisitions, Expansion
Table 25. Global Surface Mining Equipment Sales by Geographic Region (2018-2023) & (K Units)
Table 26. Global Surface Mining Equipment Sales Market Share Geographic Region (2018-2023)
Table 27. Global Surface Mining Equipment Revenue by Geographic Region (2018-2023) & ($ millions)
Table 28. Global Surface Mining Equipment Revenue Market Share by Geographic Region (2018-2023)
Table 29. Global Surface Mining Equipment Sales by Country/Region (2018-2023) & (K Units)
Table 30. Global Surface Mining Equipment Sales Market Share by Country/Region (2018-2023)
Table 31. Global Surface Mining Equipment Revenue by Country/Region (2018-2023) & ($ millions)
Table 32. Global Surface Mining Equipment Revenue Market Share by Country/Region (2018-2023)
Table 33. Americas Surface Mining Equipment Sales by Country (2018-2023) & (K Units)
Table 34. Americas Surface Mining Equipment Sales Market Share by Country (2018-2023)
Table 35. Americas Surface Mining Equipment Revenue by Country (2018-2023) & ($ Millions)
Table 36. Americas Surface Mining Equipment Revenue Market Share by Country (2018-2023)
Table 37. Americas Surface Mining Equipment Sales by Type (2018-2023) & (K Units)
Table 38. Americas Surface Mining Equipment Sales by Application (2018-2023) & (K Units)
Table 39. APAC Surface Mining Equipment Sales by Region (2018-2023) & (K Units)
Table 40. APAC Surface Mining Equipment Sales Market Share by Region (2018-2023)
Table 41. APAC Surface Mining Equipment Revenue by Region (2018-2023) & ($ Millions)
Table 42. APAC Surface Mining Equipment Revenue Market Share by Region (2018-2023)
Table 43. APAC Surface Mining Equipment Sales by Type (2018-2023) & (K Units)
Table 44. APAC Surface Mining Equipment Sales by Application (2018-2023) & (K Units)
Table 45. Europe Surface Mining Equipment Sales by Country (2018-2023) & (K Units)
Table 46. Europe Surface Mining Equipment Sales Market Share by Country (2018-2023)
Table 47. Europe Surface Mining Equipment Revenue by Country (2018-2023) & ($ Millions)
Table 48. Europe Surface Mining Equipment Revenue Market Share by Country (2018-2023)
Table 49. Europe Surface Mining Equipment Sales by Type (2018-2023) & (K Units)
Table 50. Europe Surface Mining Equipment Sales by Application (2018-2023) & (K Units)
Table 51. Middle East & Africa Surface Mining Equipment Sales by Country (2018-2023) & (K Units)
Table 52. Middle East & Africa Surface Mining Equipment Sales Market Share by Country (2018-2023)
Table 53. Middle East & Africa Surface Mining Equipment Revenue by Country (2018-2023) & ($ Millions)
Table 54. Middle East & Africa Surface Mining Equipment Revenue Market Share by Country (2018-2023)
Table 55. Middle East & Africa Surface Mining Equipment Sales by Type (2018-2023) & (K Units)
Table 56. Middle East & Africa Surface Mining Equipment Sales by Application (2018-2023) & (K Units)
Table 57. Key Market Drivers & Growth Opportunities of Surface Mining Equipment
Table 58. Key Market Challenges & Risks of Surface Mining Equipment
Table 59. Key Industry Trends of Surface Mining Equipment
Table 60. Surface Mining Equipment Raw Material
Table 61. Key Suppliers of Raw Materials
Table 62. Surface Mining Equipment Distributors List
Table 63. Surface Mining Equipment Customer List
Table 64. Global Surface Mining Equipment Sales Forecast by Region (2024-2029) & (K Units)
Table 65. Global Surface Mining Equipment Revenue Forecast by Region (2024-2029) & ($ millions)
Table 66. Americas Surface Mining Equipment Sales Forecast by Country (2024-2029) & (K Units)
Table 67. Americas Surface Mining Equipment Revenue Forecast by Country (2024-2029) & ($ millions)
Table 68. APAC Surface Mining Equipment Sales Forecast by Region (2024-2029) & (K Units)
Table 69. APAC Surface Mining Equipment Revenue Forecast by Region (2024-2029) & ($ millions)
Table 70. Europe Surface Mining Equipment Sales Forecast by Country (2024-2029) & (K Units)
Table 71. Europe Surface Mining Equipment Revenue Forecast by Country (2024-2029) & ($ millions)
Table 72. Middle East & Africa Surface Mining Equipment Sales Forecast by Country (2024-2029) & (K Units)
Table 73. Middle East & Africa Surface Mining Equipment Revenue Forecast by Country (2024-2029) & ($ millions)
Table 74. Global Surface Mining Equipment Sales Forecast by Type (2024-2029) & (K Units)
Table 75. Global Surface Mining Equipment Revenue Forecast by Type (2024-2029) & ($ Millions)
Table 76. Global Surface Mining Equipment Sales Forecast by Application (2024-2029) & (K Units)
Table 77. Global Surface Mining Equipment Revenue Forecast by Application (2024-2029) & ($ Millions)
Table 78. Atlas Copco Basic Information, Surface Mining Equipment Manufacturing Base, Sales Area and Its Competitors
Table 79. Atlas Copco Surface Mining Equipment Product Portfolios and Specifications
Table 80. Atlas Copco Surface Mining Equipment Sales (K Units), Revenue ($ Million), Price (USD/Unit) and Gross Margin (2018-2023)
Table 81. Atlas Copco Main Business
Table 82. Atlas Copco Latest Developments
Table 83. Caterpillar Basic Information, Surface Mining Equipment Manufacturing Base, Sales Area and Its Competitors
Table 84. Caterpillar Surface Mining Equipment Product Portfolios and Specifications
Table 85. Caterpillar Surface Mining Equipment Sales (K Units), Revenue ($ Million), Price (USD/Unit) and Gross Margin (2018-2023)
Table 86. Caterpillar Main Business
Table 87. Caterpillar Latest Developments
Table 88. Komatsu Basic Information, Surface Mining Equipment Manufacturing Base, Sales Area and Its Competitors
Table 89. Komatsu Surface Mining Equipment Product Portfolios and Specifications
Table 90. Komatsu Surface Mining Equipment Sales (K Units), Revenue ($ Million), Price (USD/Unit) and Gross Margin (2018-2023)
Table 91. Komatsu Main Business
Table 92. Komatsu Latest Developments
Table 93. Sandvik Basic Information, Surface Mining Equipment Manufacturing Base, Sales Area and Its Competitors
Table 94. Sandvik Surface Mining Equipment Product Portfolios and Specifications
Table 95. Sandvik Surface Mining Equipment Sales (K Units), Revenue ($ Million), Price (USD/Unit) and Gross Margin (2018-2023)
Table 96. Sandvik Main Business
Table 97. Sandvik Latest Developments
Table 98. Hitachi Construction Machinery Basic Information, Surface Mining Equipment Manufacturing Base, Sales Area and Its Competitors
Table 99. Hitachi Construction Machinery Surface Mining Equipment Product Portfolios and Specifications
Table 100. Hitachi Construction Machinery Surface Mining Equipment Sales (K Units), Revenue ($ Million), Price (USD/Unit) and Gross Margin (2018-2023)
Table 101. Hitachi Construction Machinery Main Business
Table 102. Hitachi Construction Machinery Latest Developments
List of Figures
Figure 1. Picture of Surface Mining Equipment
Figure 2. Surface Mining Equipment Report Years Considered
Figure 3. Research Objectives
Figure 4. Research Methodology
Figure 5. Research Process and Data Source
Figure 6. Global Surface Mining Equipment Sales Growth Rate 2018-2029 (K Units)
Figure 7. Global Surface Mining Equipment Revenue Growth Rate 2018-2029 ($ Millions)
Figure 8. Surface Mining Equipment Sales by Region (2018, 2022 & 2029) & ($ Millions)
Figure 9. Product Picture of Single Bucket
Figure 10. Product Picture of Continuous Bucket
Figure 11. Global Surface Mining Equipment Sales Market Share by Type in 2022
Figure 12. Global Surface Mining Equipment Revenue Market Share by Type (2018-2023)
Figure 13. Surface Mining Equipment Consumed in Open-Pit Mining
Figure 14. Global Surface Mining Equipment Market: Open-Pit Mining (2018-2023) & (K Units)
Figure 15. Surface Mining Equipment Consumed in Mountaintop Removal
Figure 16. Global Surface Mining Equipment Market: Mountaintop Removal (2018-2023) & (K Units)
Figure 17. Global Surface Mining Equipment Sales Market Share by Application (2022)
Figure 18. Global Surface Mining Equipment Revenue Market Share by Application in 2022
Figure 19. Surface Mining Equipment Sales Market by Company in 2022 (K Units)
Figure 20. Global Surface Mining Equipment Sales Market Share by Company in 2022
Figure 21. Surface Mining Equipment Revenue Market by Company in 2022 ($ Million)
Figure 22. Global Surface Mining Equipment Revenue Market Share by Company in 2022
Figure 23. Global Surface Mining Equipment Sales Market Share by Geographic Region (2018-2023)
Figure 24. Global Surface Mining Equipment Revenue Market Share by Geographic Region in 2022
Figure 25. Americas Surface Mining Equipment Sales 2018-2023 (K Units)
Figure 26. Americas Surface Mining Equipment Revenue 2018-2023 ($ Millions)
Figure 27. APAC Surface Mining Equipment Sales 2018-2023 (K Units)
Figure 28. APAC Surface Mining Equipment Revenue 2018-2023 ($ Millions)
Figure 29. Europe Surface Mining Equipment Sales 2018-2023 (K Units)
Figure 30. Europe Surface Mining Equipment Revenue 2018-2023 ($ Millions)
Figure 31. Middle East & Africa Surface Mining Equipment Sales 2018-2023 (K Units)
Figure 32. Middle East & Africa Surface Mining Equipment Revenue 2018-2023 ($ Millions)
Figure 33. Americas Surface Mining Equipment Sales Market Share by Country in 2022
Figure 34. Americas Surface Mining Equipment Revenue Market Share by Country in 2022
Figure 35. Americas Surface Mining Equipment Sales Market Share by Type (2018-2023)
Figure 36. Americas Surface Mining Equipment Sales Market Share by Application (2018-2023)
Figure 37. United States Surface Mining Equipment Revenue Growth 2018-2023 ($ Millions)
Figure 38. Canada Surface Mining Equipment Revenue Growth 2018-2023 ($ Millions)
Figure 39. Mexico Surface Mining Equipment Revenue Growth 2018-2023 ($ Millions)
Figure 40. Brazil Surface Mining Equipment Revenue Growth 2018-2023 ($ Millions)
Figure 41. APAC Surface Mining Equipment Sales Market Share by Region in 2022
Figure 42. APAC Surface Mining Equipment Revenue Market Share by Regions in 2022
Figure 43. APAC Surface Mining Equipment Sales Market Share by Type (2018-2023)
Figure 44. APAC Surface Mining Equipment Sales Market Share by Application (2018-2023)
Figure 45. China Surface Mining Equipment Revenue Growth 2018-2023 ($ Millions)
Figure 46. Japan Surface Mining Equipment Revenue Growth 2018-2023 ($ Millions)
Figure 47. South Korea Surface Mining Equipment Revenue Growth 2018-2023 ($ Millions)
Figure 48. Southeast Asia Surface Mining Equipment Revenue Growth 2018-2023 ($ Millions)
Figure 49. India Surface Mining Equipment Revenue Growth 2018-2023 ($ Millions)
Figure 50. Australia Surface Mining Equipment Revenue Growth 2018-2023 ($ Millions)
Figure 51. China Taiwan Surface Mining Equipment Revenue Growth 2018-2023 ($ Millions)
Figure 52. Europe Surface Mining Equipment Sales Market Share by Country in 2022
Figure 53. Europe Surface Mining Equipment Revenue Market Share by Country in 2022
Figure 54. Europe Surface Mining Equipment Sales Market Share by Type (2018-2023)
Figure 55. Europe Surface Mining Equipment Sales Market Share by Application (2018-2023)
Figure 56. Germany Surface Mining Equipment Revenue Growth 2018-2023 ($ Millions)
Figure 57. France Surface Mining Equipment Revenue Growth 2018-2023 ($ Millions)
Figure 58. UK Surface Mining Equipment Revenue Growth 2018-2023 ($ Millions)
Figure 59. Italy Surface Mining Equipment Revenue Growth 2018-2023 ($ Millions)
Figure 60. Russia Surface Mining Equipment Revenue Growth 2018-2023 ($ Millions)
Figure 61. Middle East & Africa Surface Mining Equipment Sales Market Share by Country in 2022
Figure 62. Middle East & Africa Surface Mining Equipment Revenue Market Share by Country in 2022
Figure 63. Middle East & Africa Surface Mining Equipment Sales Market Share by Type (2018-2023)
Figure 64. Middle East & Africa Surface Mining Equipment Sales Market Share by Application (2018-2023)
Figure 65. Egypt Surface Mining Equipment Revenue Growth 2018-2023 ($ Millions)
Figure 66. South Africa Surface Mining Equipment Revenue Growth 2018-2023 ($ Millions)
Figure 67. Israel Surface Mining Equipment Revenue Growth 2018-2023 ($ Millions)
Figure 68. Turkey Surface Mining Equipment Revenue Growth 2018-2023 ($ Millions)
Figure 69. GCC Country Surface Mining Equipment Revenue Growth 2018-2023 ($ Millions)
Figure 70. Manufacturing Cost Structure Analysis of Surface Mining Equipment in 2022
Figure 71. Manufacturing Process Analysis of Surface Mining Equipment
Figure 72. Industry Chain Structure of Surface Mining Equipment
Figure 73. Channels of Distribution
Figure 74. Global Surface Mining Equipment Sales Market Forecast by Region (2024-2029)
Figure 75. Global Surface Mining Equipment Revenue Market Share Forecast by Region (2024-2029)
Figure 76. Global Surface Mining Equipment Sales Market Share Forecast by Type (2024-2029)
Figure 77. Global Surface Mining Equipment Revenue Market Share Forecast by Type (2024-2029)
Figure 78. Global Surface Mining Equipment Sales Market Share Forecast by Application (2024-2029)
Figure 79. Global Surface Mining Equipment Revenue Market Share Forecast by Application (2024-2029)
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