Atlas Copco has agreed to divest its road construction equipment business
Stockholm, Sweden, January 19, 2017: Atlas Copco, a leading provider of sustainable productivity solutions, has agreed to sell its Road Construction Equipment division to French industrial and construction company Fayat Group.The reason for the decision to divest the business is that the division does not have the economies of scale to become number one or two in this market segment. “We have taken a lot of steps over the past years to improve the efficiency of the business, install lean production structures, innovate the product portfolio, and we have strived for improved profitability,
