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Olle Wijk, Executive Vice President and Head of R&D for Sandvik Materials Technology, has received the Kami Prize for his almost 30 years of pioneering research.
"It is with great pride and humility that I receive this award," says Olle Wijk.

The Vasa Museum and Sandvik Materials Technology will enter a long-term research and development cooperation the purpose of which is to replace just over 5,000 long iron bolts in Vasa with specially designed bolts in highly advanced stainless steels from Sandvik.

Sandvik Materials Technology has concluded a multi-year supply agreement for the delivery of cladding tubes in zirconium, valued at more than SEK 3 billion. Deliveries will take place over a number of years commencing in the first quarter of 2011.

In support of the Swiss watch industry's ambition to avoid lead in watches, Sandvik has developed a new, lead-free steel grade for fine mechanical components.

The Californian-based company MRL Industries Inc., a world-leading company in the areas of semiconductor and solar industry-related products, has changed its name to Sandvik Thermal Process Inc.

By replacing gas burners with Kanthal electrical heaters in the rodding shops of a primary aluminum plant, operators can slash their energy consumption and generate significant environmental and safety benefits.

For applications requiring high temperature construction materials such as furnace accessories and furnace parts, Sandvik presents a full range of construction materials in iron-chromium-aluminium (FeCrAl) and nickel-chromium (NiCr) alloys that withstand high temperatures and corrosive environments.