Atlas Copco establishes Vacuum Technique – moves forward with five business areas
Stockholm, Sweden, August 18, 2016: Atlas Copco, a leading provider of sustainable productivity solutions, will establish a fifth business area, Vacuum Technique. The new business area will be operational from January 1, 2017 and have approximately 6 800 employees, including external workforce.The new business area had restated revenues of SEK 10.5 billion (USD 1.2 billion) for the 12 months ended June 30, 2016. In addition, the new business area will include the operations of certain businesses acquired after June 30, 2016, with combined annual revenues of approximately SEK 4 billion (MUSD