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Atlas Copco takes over IPV

Atlas Copco has taken over the German company Industrie-Pumpen Vertriebs GmbH (IPV) based in Dresden.
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Pumps for the chemical industry

Atlas Copco has taken over the German company Industrie-Pumpen Vertriebs GmbH (IPV) based in Dresden.

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Atlas Copco increased its turnover by 15 percent in 2017. The industrial group grew primarily in the area of vacuum technology, where turnover rose by 44 percent to two billion euros.
In 2017, the Swedish industrial group Atlas Copco increased its turnover by 15 percent to 116 billion Swedish kronor (SEK) worldwide (12 billion euros).