Atlas Copco builds new research and development center in China

Atlas Copco builds new research and development center in China

Stockholm, Sweden, February 2, 2011: Atlas Copco has decided to invest
approximately MRMB 60 (MSEK 60) to build a new research and development
center in Nanjing, China, to safeguard the Group's competitiveness on
the Chinese market. The center will employ approximately 250 people
within three years after its completion.

The center will provide Atlas Copco's Construction and Mining Technique
divisions in China with specialist engineering services, laboratories
and testing facilities. The new center will focus on engineering
specifically for the needs of customers within the Chinese mining and
construction industry.
“China is one of our home markets,” says Björn Rosengren, Business Area
President Atlas Copco Construction and Mining Technique. “We are making
this investment to strengthen our design and development capacity and
offer our Chinese customers a shorter time-to-market for products
designed to suit their specific needs.”
The new research and development center is expected to open in October
2011.

For further information please contact:
Björn Rosengren, Business Area President, Construction and Mining
Technique
+86 1370 1966 816 (Chinese mobile) or +46 (0)70 417 8502 (Swedish
mobile)
Love Liman, Acting Media Relations Manager
+46 (0)8 743 8060 or +46 (0)73 318 8060