For further information: Peter Johansson, Business Area Manager +46 (0)10-505 24 60 Viktor Svensson, Director, Corporate Information +46 (0)70-657 20 26 ÅF, through its Engineering Division, has acquired the technical consulting company Cordinor with a staff of 15 and around 10 sub-consultants in Luleå and Kiruna. Cordinor, which was formed in 1995, is a well-established consulting company offering qualified engineering services for the mining industry. Its principal client is the international minerals group LKAB. This latest acquisition confirms ÅF's status as one of the foremost technical consulting companies in the north of Sweden, with a total of almost 100 employees now in place to serve the region. Corporate Information AB Ångpanneföreningen The ÅF Group is a leader in technical consulting, with expertise founded on more than a century of experience. We offer highly qualified services and solutions for industrial processes, infrastructure projects and the development of products and IT systems. We are also one of the leading names in testing and inspection. Today the ÅF Group has 3,500 employees. Our base is in Europe, but our business and our clients are found all over the world.