Alfa Laval wins SEK 55 million energy efficiency order in Kazakhstan

Alfa Laval – a world leader in heat transfer, centrifugal separation and fluid handling – has won an order to supply Alfa Laval Packinox heat exchangers to a refinery in Kazakhstan. The order value is approximately SEK 55 million and delivery is scheduled for 2012.

The Alfa Laval Packinox heat exchangers will be used in the catalytic processing section in the production of mixed Xylenes used for synthetic nylons, among other things.

“This order confirms the continued high activity level in the process industry”, says Lars Renström, President and CEO of the Alfa Laval Group. “It is also further proof of the Alfa Laval Packinox heat exchangers’ unmatched performance within energy efficiency.”

Did you know that… Kazakhstan is estimated to have around 30 billion barrels of crude oil reserves, which place the country as eleventh in the world


About Alfa Laval                                                                                                         
Alfa Laval is a leading global provider of specialized products and engineering solutions based on its key technologies of heat transfer, separation and fluid handling.

The company’s equipment, systems and services are dedicated to assisting customers in optimizing the performance of their processes. The solutions help them to heat, cool, separate and transport products in industries that produce food and beverages, chemicals and petrochemicals, pharmaceuticals, starch, sugar and ethanol.

Alfa Laval’s products are also used in power plants, aboard ships, in the mechanical engineering industry, in the mining industry and for wastewater treatment, as well as for comfort climate and refrigeration applications.

Alfa Laval’s worldwide organization works closely with customers in nearly 100 countries to help them stay ahead in the global arena.

Alfa Laval is listed on the Nordic Exchange, Nordic Large Cap, and, in 2010, posted annual sales of about SEK 24.7 billion (approx. 2.6 billion Euros). The company has 12 600 employees.

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For more information please contact:
Peter Torstensson
Senior Vice President, Communications
Alfa Laval
Tel: + 46 46 36 72 31
Mobile: +46 709 33 72 31

Gabriella Grotte
Investor Relations Manager
Alfa Laval
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