SKF awarded new contract by Fuwa

SKF awarded new contract by Fuwa

In competition with both international companies and domestic Chinese suppliers,
SKF has been awarded a contract for supplying of seals for the trailer axle by
Guangdong Fuwa Engineering Manufacturing Co. Ltd. 

Fuwa is the largest trailer axle manufacturer in the world, headquartered in
Shunde city, Guangdong Province, China, with customers in a number of countries
in Asia, Australia, Middle East, Americas, Europe, and Africa. This 3 year
contract comes into effect 2009 and involves deliveries of 600,000 seals per
year. 

Amy Wu, Director of Fuwa, says: “We found that the SKF Scotseal solution offered
more benefits, such as the significantly longer service life time, overall high
quality, and strong performance”.

“I am very pleased with this positive result after an extensive evaluation
period, where we have proved that our solution provides Fuwa with true value
added benefits”, says Ulrich Selig, Head Truck Sales Asia, SKF China.

The seals will be produced in the SKF factory in Wuhu, China. 

Göteborg, 9 January 2009

Aktiebolaget SKF
(publ) 




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For further information, please contact:
PRESS: Ingalill Östman, SKF Group Communication, tel: +46 31-337 3260, mobile: 
+46 706-973260, e-mail: ingalill.ostman@skf.com
IR: Marita Björk, SKF Investor Relations, tel: +46 31-337 1994, mobile: +46
705-181994,          
e-mail: marita.bjork@skf.com

SKF is a leading global supplier in the areas of bearings, seals, mechatronics,
services and lubrication systems. The Group's service offer includes technical
support, maintenance services, engineering consultancy and training. SKF is
represented in more than 130 countries and has 15,000 distributor locations
worldwide. The Group's annual sales 2007 were SEK 58,559 million. The number of
employees was 42,888.