Sandvik expands capacity for steam generator tubes

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.

The capacity expansion will be progressively implemented at the plant in
Sandviken and the first phase is scheduled to go on stream at the beginning of
2010.

“These investments strengthen Sandvik's position as a leading supplier of steam
generator tubes to the rapidly growing nuclear power industry,” says Peter
Gossas, President of business area Sandvik Materials Technology. 


Sandviken, 7 May 2009
Sandvik Aktiebolag (publ)



Sandvik AB discloses the information provided herein pursuant to the Securities
Markets Act and/or the Financial Instruments Trading Act. The information was
submitted for publication at 10:00 a.m. on 7 May 2009.


For further information, contact Peter Gossas, President of Sandvik Materials
Technology business area, 
+46 26 26 36 28 or Jan Lissåker, Vice President Investor Relations, Sandvik AB,
+46 26 26 10 23.


Sandvik is a global industrial group with advanced products and world-leading
positions in selected areas - tools for metal cutting, equipment and tools for
the mining and construction industries, stainless materials, special alloys,
metallic and ceramic resistance materials as well as process systems. The Group
had 2008 about 50,000 employees and representation in 130 countries, with annual
sales of nearly SEK 93,000 M.

Sandvik Materials Technology is a business area within the Sandvik Group and a
world-leading manufacturer of high value-added products in advanced stainless
materials, special alloys, metallic and ceramic resistance materials, as well as
process systems. Annual sales 2008 were about SEK 21,500 M with 9,300 employees.
The product areas comprises Tube, Strip, Wire, Kanthal, Process Systems and
Sandvik MedTech.