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STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Jan. 17, 2005 (PRIMEZONE) -- Atlas Copco Construction Tools AB and Atlas Copco Internationaal B.V. have signed agreements to acquire Lifton Bulgaria EOOD and the business of Lifton...

STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Jan. 14, 2005 (PRIMEZONE) -- Atlas Copco has today requested the cancellation of the secondary listing of its class A and B shares from the Official List of the UK Listing...

STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Jan. 4, 2005 (PRIMEZONE) -- The Atlas Copco Group has, on January 3, completed the divestment of its electric tool business to Techtronic Industries Co. Ltd, following approvals...

STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Dec. 21, 2004 (PRIMEZONE) -- Effective April 1, 2005, Goran Gezelius, Business Area Executive for Industrial Technique, will leave the Atlas Copco Group for a position as President...

STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Dec. 17, 2004 (PRIMEZONE) -- Atlas Copco AB has today signed an agreement to acquire Scanrotor Global AB, Sweden. Scanrotor has annual sales of MEUR 8 (MSEK 71) and employs 33...

STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Dec. 16, 2004 (PRIMEZONE) -- Effective January 1, 2005, Tom Zorn has been appointed Business Area Executive for the Rental Service business area, and CEO for Rental Service...

STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Nov. 15, 2004 (PRIMEZONE) -- The Atlas Copco Group will issue financial information on the following dates next year: 2005 February 2 Preliminary 2004 Report, Q4 - fourth...

STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Oct. 22, 2004 (PRIMEZONE) -- Today, the Atlas Copco Group published its third quarter results. ``We had record profits and good volume growth," says Gunnar Brock, President and...

STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Oct. 22, 2004 (PRIMEZONE) -- Atlas Copco: - Record profit and continued volume growth - Order volumes up 6%, 4% negative currency translation effect. - Revenues reached MSEK...

STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Oct. 21, 2004 (PRIMEZONE) -- Atlas Copco's Compressor Technique business area inaugurates the third extension of its compressor assembly facility in Wuxi, China. The new...