Sandvik Mining and Construction designated as preferred supplier for Rio Tinto's expansion of Pilbara iron ore capacity in Australia

Sandvik Mining and Construction designated as preferred supplier for Rio
Tinto's expansion of Pilbara iron ore capacity in Australia

Rio Tinto Iron Ore has confirmed to proceed with Sandvik Mining and
Construction as the preferred supplier of mobile machines for the iron
ore capacity expansion to 283 million tonnes per annum in the Pilbara
region of Western Australia. 

This capacity expansion project includes the delivery and commissioning
of 9 Sandvik mobile machines before mid of 2013 at several port and mine
sites in the Pilbara and several machines in the year thereafter. 

As the largest mining project ever undertaken in Australia it confirms
Rio Tinto's strength as Australia's leading long-term supplier of iron
ore. Rio Tinto is a global leader in the exploration, mining and
processing of minerals and metals, including aluminum, copper, diamonds,
energy products, gold, industrial minerals and iron ore. 

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Sandvik reclaimers and stackers will contribute to increased Pilbara
iron ore production capacities

During the past 15 years of cooperation, Sandvik has successfully
completed several Materials Handling projects by providing 32 mobile
machines for Rio Tinto Iron Ore in Australia, including similar projects
at Dampier and Cape Lambert in the Pilbara Region. 

"This collaborative partnership confirms Sandvik's strong customer
offering and demonstrates our capabilities of providing excellent
technical solutions based on Sandvik's vast competence in designing
materials handling equipment," says Harald Grosshammer, RPLM - Materials
Handling Projects and Systems.
 

Sandviken, 4 November 2010
Sandvik Aktiebolag (publ)

 

Sandvik AB discloses the information provided herein pursuant to the
Securities Markets Act and/or the Financial Instruments Trading Act. The
information was submitted for publication at 01:00 CET on 4 November
2010.

For further information, contact Lars Josefsson, President, Sandvik
Mining and Construction business area,
tel +46 26 26 51 51 or Jan Lissåker, Vice President, Investor Relations,
Sandvik AB, tel +46 26 26 10 23