Company News: Sandvik
Updated: 18 Nov 2009
Sandvik is a high-technology, engineering group with advanced products and a world-leading position within selected areas. Worldwide business activities are conducted through representation in 130 countries. In 2008 the Group had 50,000 employees and sales of approximately SEK 93 billion.
• Sandvik's business concept is based on a unique competence in materials technology. This has resulted in a world-leading position in three core areas:
• Cemented-carbide and high-speed steel tools for metalworking applications and blanks and components made of cemented carbide and other hard materials.
• Machinery, equipment and tools for rock-excavation.
• Stainless and high-alloy steels, special metals, resistance materials and process systems.
Business Category Engineering/Contractor; Manufacturer
Regions of Operation North America; Latin America; Caribbean; Europe; Central and Northern Asia; Middle-East Asia; South-East Asia; North Africa; Central and East Africa; Southern Africa; West Africa; Australasia
Exchange Ticker SAVKY
Sandvik AB
- Sandviken
- SE-811 81
- se
Most Recent Company News
- Sandvik and Gemcom join forces - 14 Jun 2010 4:46pm
Gemcom has signed a collaboration agreement with Sandvik to develop a system and interface for monitoring underground mobile mining equipment Read more... - Sandvik shuttles ahead - 02 Jun 2010 4:51pm
Paul Moore visited the Gloria shaft at Optimum Coal’s Koornfontein Colliery in South Africa to see company’s shuttle car in action – the TC790 Read more... - Cubex signs new QXR deal with Sandvik - 02 Jun 2010 4:50pm
Sandvik and Cubex have followed up their 2009 dealer agreement for the distribution and support of Cubex’s underground DTH/ITH drill range with a new partnership covering Cubex’s QXR range of DTH surface drills Read more... - Sandvik and Cubex strengthen alliance - 27 May 2010 4:01pm
Sandvik and Cubex have announced a global partnership for the distribution of QXR surface drills. This is an extension to the dealer agreement the companies signed in November 2009 Read more... - Sandvik- MEYCO agreement update - 11 May 2010 11:30am
In September 2009, BASF’s unit MEYCO Equipment and Sandvik Mining and Construction signed an agreement on a global cooperation in the field of tunnelling and mining. Read more... - Sandvik uranium mine crusher order - 06 May 2010 3:07pm
Six of Sandvik’s largest CH880 cone crushers are to be installed at the greenfield Trekkopje uranium mine project in Namibia. Read more... - Sandvik launches MT520 - 05 May 2010 2:18pm
Sandvik has introduced its latest design for roadheader tunnelling machines – the MT520 Read more... - Sandvik-MEYCO agreement update - 28 Apr 2010 3:48pm
In September 2009, BASF’s unit MEYCO Equipment and Sandvik Mining and Construction signed an agreement on a global cooperation in the field of tunnelling and mining Read more... - Europe’s copper hub - 26 Feb 2010 3:01pm
KGHM’s Polkowice-Sieroszowice near Lubin, Poland, is one of the world’s most important underground copper mines and one of three major KGHM group mines, along with Rudna and Lubin. As such it is a key focus for mining equipment and technology development Read more... - Poland’s promise - 26 Feb 2010 3:01pm
Paul Moore visited the Tychy operations of Sandvik Mining and Construction Poland, the company’s key underground mining hub in central Europe, which serves the significant coal and hard-rock mining industry in Poland and the Czech Republic Read more...
09 Jun 2009
Sandvik expands capacity for steam generator tubes
Sandvik Materials Technology has decided to significantly increase capacity for the production of high-alloy steam generator tubes to meet the growing demand from the nuclear power industry.
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