Sandvik plans to expand its manufacturing production bases on the Chinese mainland this year to tap the nation’s mining and construction boom. Sandvik said the factories would start construction in October. Mr Svante Lindholm president of Sandvik China Holding Co. said Sandvik China is set to build three new factories in Wuxi, Jiangsu province to enhance its production capacity. In addition it also plans to expand its production lines for mining equipment crushers in Jiading of Shanghai this year. The three factories, operated by the company’s three business sectors and Sandvik Mining & Construction, Walter, and Sandvik Hard Materials will respectively produce: cemented carbide tools for mining equipment; design and produce cutting tools and special tools; and produce cemented carbide wear parts.
