Sandvik

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Sandvik <tr><td colspan="2" style="text-align:center; padding:16px 0 16px 0;"></td></tr>
Type	Public
Founded	1862
Headquarters	Sandviken, Sweden <tr><th style="text-align:right; padding-right:0.75em;">Key people</th><td>Lars Pettersson - President and CEO Clas Åke Hedström - Chairman of the Board</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:right; padding-right:0.75em;">Industry</th><td>Mining, Construction</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:right; padding-right:0.75em;">Products</th><td>Mining and construction tools</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:right; padding-right:0.75em;">Revenue</th><td>63 billion SEK (2005)</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:right; padding-right:0.75em;">Employees</th><td>39,000</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:right; padding-right:0.75em;">Slogan</th><td>--</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:right; padding-right:0.75em;">Website</th><td>www.sandvik.com</td></tr>

Sandvik is a Swedish company founded in 1862 by Göran Fredrik Göransson at Sandviken. It is a high-technology engineering group and a world-leader in tooling, materials technology, mining and construction. It has some 39,000 employees in 130 countries, with annual sales of approximately Swedish kronor 63 billion.

[edit] See also

List of Swedish companies

[edit] External links

Sandvik - Official site

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