# Nepean Conveyors acquires two Sandvik conveyor divisions

Australian equipment manufacturer Nepean Conveyors finalized negotiations to acquire Sandvik's International Conveyor Components businesses and the Specialist Conveyor Systems business in Finland. The acquisition includes 195,000 square meters of manufacturing operations across Germany, Brazil, Australia and Finland, and approximately 340 Sandvik workers will join Nepean.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2017-07-18
- Jobs: 340
- Status: announced
- Products: conveyor components, specialist conveyor systems, composite roller technologies
- Sectors: [Material Handling](https://endata.com/sectors/material-handling.md), [Mining Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/mining-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [Sandvik](https://endata.com/companies/6190.md) (target)
- [Nepean Conveyors](https://endata.com/companies/17402.md) (acquirer)

## Sources

- [australianmining.com.au](https://www.australianmining.com.au/nepean-expands-acquisition-sandvik-conveyor-businesses/), 2017-07-18: "Nepean will gain significant facilities in Europe, Scandinavia, Brazil and Western Australia, in addition to our existing operations on the east and west coast of Australia and Africa."

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