When the Swedish East Indiaman Company’s ships sailed for the first time, China was a major trading nation which accounted for one third of the world’s GNP. Over 250 years later, trade with China is once again very important. Atlas Copco has been operating in China since the 1920s, and was in fact one of the very first foreign companies to establish a Representative Office there in 1984. Today Atlas Copco has 11 companies, 9 factories and over 110 sales and service offices, employing around 2 400 people. China accounts for around six percent of the Group’s business, a figure that Atlas Copco is committed to increase in the future. 

”This attractive project offered Atlas Copco new opportunities to build long-term relations with authorities and customers, and to strengthen the value of our brand in one of the world’s most important markets,”  says Gunnar Brock, President and CEO. 

The Götheborg has the outward appearance of an 18th Century Swedish East Indiaman ship but carries modern equipment beneath the waterline. During the construction of the Götheborg, an Atlas Copco screw compressor provided compressed air to run the air tools. Now in the lower hull an Atlas Copco high pressure piston compressor sets the speed of the two main engines and acts as a back-up, and a refrigerant dryer ensures that the air is moisture free. Technical air on board is supplied by an Atlas Copco oil-free scroll compressor. 

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