Sandvik signs major Mining Systems order with Sasol

At the end of December 2012, Sandvik Mining signed a Mining Systems contract with Sasol Mining (Pty) Ltd for the Shondoni Mine Materials Handling project in South Africa. The value of the contract is approximately 650 million SEK and will contribute to Sandvik Mining's business during the years 2013 until 2015.

The order entails the supply of materials handling systems, both underground and surface, for a new coal mine. The scope of supply includes engineering design, procurement and construction for the Shondoni Mine Materials Handling system.

“The size and complexity of this system and the fact that Sandvik provides a complete integrated mining system of Sandvik surface and underground mining equipment, again demonstrates our capability to deliver wide-ranging high-tech solutions in the area of continuous mining and materials handling applications”, says Gary Hughes, President of the Sandvik Mining business area.

Stockholm, 2 January 2013

Sandvik Aktiebolag

  
The information was submitted for publication at 15:00 CET on 2 January 2013.

For further information, please contact Manfred Schaffer, Head of Sandvik Mining Systems, tel +43 316 902 62 65 10, or Magnus Larsson, Vice President Investor Relations, Sandvik AB, tel: +46 8 456 12 40.

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Sandvik Mining is a business area within the Sandvik Group and a leading global supplier of equipment and tools, service and technical solutions for the mining industry. The offering covers rock drilling, rock cutting, rock crushing, loading and hauling and materials handling. In 2011 sales amounted to about 32,200 million SEK, with approximately 13,200 employees (pro forma rounded numbers).