HOME PRODUCTS NEWS & MEDIA INVESTORS CAREERS ABOUT US CONTACT YOU ARE VISITING: SANDVIK GROUP : Change country/language SEARCH SUB NAVIGATION FOR ABOUT US Our company Vision and strategy Business areas Key figures Group Executive Management History Company presentations Innovation prizes Sponsoring Industry offerings Corporate governance Customer finance Sustainable business ABOUT US OUR COMPANY SANDVIK AT A GLANCE Sandvik is a high-tech and global engineering Group with about 45,000 employees with a strong commitment to enhancing customer productivity, profitability and safety. Our operations are based on unique expertise in materials technology, extensive knowledge about industrial processes and close customer cooperation. This combination, coupled with continuous investments in research and development (R&D), has enabled us achieve world-leading positions in the following areas: Tools and tooling systems for industrial metal cutting Equipment and tools, service and technical solutions for the mining and construction industries Advanced stainless steels and special alloys as well as products for industrial heating Business areas Sandvik's operations are organized into three business areas responsible for research and development (R&D), production and sales of their respective products. Read more about Sandvik's business areas Key facts about the Sandvik Group* Sales 86 billion SEK (approx.) Number of employees 45,000 (approx.) Chairman of the Board Johan Molin President and CEO Björn Rosengren Investments in R&D 3 billion SEK (approx.) Number of active patents 8,000 (approx.) Headquarters Stockholm, Sweden Founded year 1862 * Figures refer to Group total 2015 excl. Mining Systems INDUSTRY OFFERINGS View our industry offerings KEY FIGURES FOR SANDVIK Key figures for the Sandvik Group NEED TO KNOW MORE? Email us SHARE WITH OTHERS Twitter Facebook LinkedIn E-mail Print this page SEND FEEDBACK ABOUT THIS PAGE SITE FOOTER Sandvik is an engineering group in tooling, materials technology, mining and construction. Copyright © Sandvik AB; (publ) Box 510, SE-101 30 Stockholm, Sweden Phone: +46 8 456 11 00 CONTACT ABOUT THIS SITE FIND US AT: https://www.facebook.com/sandvik https://twitter.com/SandvikGroup http://instagram.com/sandvikgroup http://www.youtube.com/user/sandvik https://www.linkedin.com/company/sandvik MORE SANDVIK Other Sandvik websites We use cookies to enhance the experience on our website. More about cookies OK