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GOTEBORG, Sweden, May 8, 2002 (PRIMEZONE) -- SKF and PBR Australia, part of the Pacifica Group Ltd., have agreed to join forces to develop an electric version of PBR's parking brake "Banksia." This...

GOTEBORG, Sweden, April 22, 2002 (PRIMEZONE) -- SKF's acquisition of 75 percent of the shares in NSK Aerospace Europe Ltd., at Stonehouse in the U.K., has now been finalised. The agreement is signed...

GOTEBORG, Sweden, April 18, 2002 (PRIMEZONE) -- The Annual General Meeting of Aktiebolaget SKF, Parent Company of the SKF Group, was held in Goteborg on Thursday, April 18, 2002, under the...

GOTEBORG, Sweden, April 18, 2002 (PRIMEZONE) -- The SKF Group reports, a profit before taxes of MSEK 761 (791) for the first quarter of 2002. Earnings per share for the first quarter were SEK 4.64...

GOTEBORG, Sweden, March 18, 2002 (PRIMEZONE) -- SKF has acquired the bearing business of VMZ, from the Bulgarian State. The VMZ bearing operations comprise four factories in Bulgaria, at Sopot,...

GOTEBORG, Sweden, March 13, 2002 (PRIMEZONE) -- SKF has sold its premises in Stuttgart, Germany, which used to be the site for the textile machinery business. The buyer is DIBAG Industriebau AG,...

GOTEBORG, Sweden, March 8, 2002 (PRIMEZONE) -- In accordance with the listing agreement with OM Stockholmsborsen, AB SKF hereby announces the contents of the Notice of the Company's Annual General...

GOTEBORG, Sweden, Feb. 19, 2002 (PRIMEZONE) -- SKF has signed a letter of intent with NSK to acquire 75 percent of the shares in NSK Aerospace Europe Ltd. at Stonehouse, UK. NSK Aerospace designs,...

GOTEBORG, Sweden, Feb.15, 2002 (PRIMEZONE) -- SKF has acquired 100% of the shares of Erin Engineering and Research, Inc. This technology and services company provides maintenance engineering and...

GOTEBORG, Sweden, Feb. 4, 2002 (PRIMEZONE) -- In accordance with SKF's Stock Option Programme, 271 managers have been granted a total of 589 950 stock options to buy existing SKF B shares. The grant...