SKF in collaboration to speed up development of fossil-free bearing steel
GÖTEBORG, Sweden, Oct. 5, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- SKF is supporting the development of fossil-free bearing steel through a collaboration with Luleå University of Technology's CH2ESS initiative. As part of the collaboration, SKF will participate in and fund research within hydrogen use in industrial ...
Announcement of change in the total number of votes in AB SKF
GÖTEBORG, Sweden, Sept. 30, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Due to a conversion of shares from Series A to Series B in accordance with AB SKF's Articles of Association, the Company confirms the following. As per 30 September, the Company's share capital amounts to SEK 1,138,377,670 and the total number of ...
Nomination Committee of AB SKF for the Annual General Meeting 2022
GOTHENBURG, Sweden, Sept. 8, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- In accordance with a resolution taken at the Annual General Meeting of AB SKF, this is to announce the representatives of the four largest shareholders by number of votes, who, together with the Chairman of the Board, constitute the Nomination Com...
SKF acquires lubrication filtration business
GÖTEBORG, Sweden, Sept. 1, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- SKF has completed the acquisition of EFOLEX AB, aGothenburg-based manufacturer of the Europafilter-branded industrial lubrication and oil filtration systems. EFOLEX offers offline filtration systems used in process manufacturing and energy industri...
SKF strengthens analytics capability through acquisition
GOTHENBURG, Sweden, Aug. 31, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- SKF has completed the acquisition of Rubico Consulting AB, an industrial consultancy firm with 10 employees based in Luleå,Sweden. Rubico Consulting AB specialises in visualisation and analysis of signal data. This expertise will be integrated ...
SKF to service Berlin underground carriages in long-term agreement
GOTHENBURG, Sweden, Aug. 17, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- SKF has signed a long-term agreement withStadler Rail to equip and service rolling stock for the Berlin underground (U-Bahn) inGermany. The contract, with Swiss rail vehicle manufacturer Stadler Rail, is worth several million Euros. It includes a...
Announcement of change in the total number of votes in AB SKF
GOTHENBURG, Sweden, Aug. 2, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Due to a conversion of shares from Series A to Series B in accordance with AB SKF's Articles of Association, the Company confirms the following. As per 30 July, the Company's share capital amounts to SEK 1,138,377,670 and the total number of share...
Announcement of change in the total number of votes in AB SKF
GOTHENBURG, Sweden, May 31, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Due to a conversion of shares from Series A to Series B in accordance with AB SKF's Articles of Association, the Company confirms the following. As per 31 May, the Company's share capital amounts to SEK 1,138,377,670 and the total number of shares...
Rickard Gustafson to join SKF on 1 June 2021
GOTHENBURG, Sweden, April 28, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The Board of AB SKF announces thatRickard Gustafson will join SKF as President and CEO on 1 June 2021, an appointment first announced on 11 January. Aktiebolaget SKF (publ) Previous press releases: 11 Jan 2021: "Rickard Gustafson appoin...
SKF Q1 2021: Strong organic growth and operating profit, while managing cost and currency headwinds
GOTHENBURG, Sweden, April 22, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- As the Board announced in January,Rickard Gustafson will be joining as President and CEO at the latest by 1 July.Alrik Danielson's last working day with SKF will be 30 April. The Board has appointed Niclas Rosenlew as Interim CEO in addition to h...
SKF's first quarter results to be published on 22 April
GOTHENBURG, Sweden, April 13, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- SKF will publish its first quarter results for 2021 on22 April 2021 at approximately 08:45 (CET). Investors, analysts and media are invited to join a Webcast, with the opportunity to ask questions via the chat function, at 10:00 (CET). To join ...
SKF bearings help Mars Rover collect rock and regolith samples on the planet's surface
- Each time the Perseverance Mars Rover collects or handles rock and regolith samples in Jezero Crater during its multiple-year mission on the surface of the red planet, key components fromSKF will facilitate that those activities successfully take place GOTHENBURG, Sweden, April 7, 2021 /PRNews...
Annual General Meeting of AB SKF
GOTHENBURG, Sweden, March 25, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The Annual General Meeting of Aktiebolaget SKF, parent company of the SKF Group, was held on Thursday,25 March 2021. Due to the contagious Covid-19 and the authorities' regulations/guidance on avoiding gatherings of people, the general meeting w...
SKF invests SEK 400 million in Airasca, Italy
GOTHENBURG, Sweden, March 4, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- SKF is investing SEK 400 million in expanding and modernizing its manufacturing facility in Airasca, Italy. The investment will bring the manufacturing of super-precision bearings (SuPBs) for industrial applications into the Group's largest manufa...
Announcement of change in the total number of votes in AB SKF
GOTHENBURG, Sweden, Feb. 26, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Due to a conversion of shares from Series A to Series B in accordance with AB SKF's Articles of Association, the Company confirms the following. As per 26 February, the Company's share capital amounts to SEK 1,138,377,670 and the total number of ...
SKF: Notice of Annual General Meeting
GÖTEBORG, Sweden, Feb. 17, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Notice is hereby given that the Annual General Meeting of Aktiebolaget SKF, reg. no. 556007-3495, will be held on Thursday,25 March 2021. Due to the contagious Covid-19 and the authorities' regulations/guidance on avoiding gatherings of people, th...
SKF's year-end results to be published on 2 February
GOTHENBURG, Sweden, Jan. 21, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- SKF will publish its year-end results for 2020 on2 February 2021 at approximately 13:00 (CET). Investors, analysts and media are invited to join a Webcast, with the opportunity to ask questions via the chat function, at 14:00 (CET). To join the ...
Rickard Gustafson appointed President and CEO
GOTHENBURG, Sweden, Jan. 12, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The Board of AB SKF has appointedRickard Gustafson as new President and CEO. Rickard Gustafson will succeedAlrik Danielson and join SKF during the first half of 2021. Rickard Gustafson is currently the President and CEO of the SAS Group. Before ...
Announcement of change in the total number of votes in AB SKF
GOTHENBURG, Sweden, Dec. 30, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Due to a conversion of shares from Series A to Series B in accordance with AB SKF's Articles of Association, the Company confirms the following. As per 30 December, the Company's share capital amounts to SEK 1,138,377,670 and the total number of ...
Alrik Danielson to step down as President and CEO during 2021
GÖTEBORG, Sweden, Nov. 17, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The Board of AB SKF and Alrik Danielson have jointly agreed that Alrik Danielson will leave his role as President and CEO in 2021, a role he has held sinceJanuary 2015. The Board has started the process of recruiting a new President and CEO. Hans S...