Sustainability has emerged as a critical aspect driving all businesses today. You personally rank it quite high on your agenda with the initiative to recycle all the inserts that Sandvik Coromant sells. Tell us more about Sandvik Coromant's focus on environmental issues overall.
The vision we have is to recycle hundred percent of the sold weight. In some years we have been really close to realising that vision. Over the last couple of years, if I average out, we have been in the range of 80 percent. I think it serves a multitude of purposes. First of all, it is about sustainability.

We want to take care of the environment and that is the driving force. Secondly, it also gives us an opportunity to secure that we have the correct type of supply of the material. And then at the end, it also gives benefits to the customer because we are buying back. They know that it is right type of player which is buying back and it not any ‘grey type' of player. Of course, recycling of inserts is just one example of addressing the sustainability issue.

At our manufacturing facility in Gimo you will see another example, which is energy consumption. At Gimo, over the last couple of years, we have been saving energy on a yearly basis energy that could heat up more than 150 Swedish villas! That is I think a tremendous step forward.

I understand that with effect from April 1, 2017, you will become the President for the Sandvik Machining Solutions business. What will it mean for Sandvik Coromant? And what message would you give to your customers in this context?
One thing which will be great for Sandvik Coromant is that it will have a new leader in the future! It is always great to change leadership because if a leader is staying in the same position too long then the country or the company will slow down.

Now, I will have a greater family to take care of. The first born child will still be Sandvik Coromant but I will love all the children! (Signs off with a warm smile).

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