Alfa Laval AB (publ) First quarter 2018
Comment from Tom Erixon, President and CEO ”Demand in important end markets strengthened in the first quarter compared to the fourth quarter 2017. Improved activity in upstream oil and gas, on shore, as well as in the off-shore sector contributed to both Energy and Marine reporting a somewhat better order intake than we had expected. Food & Water saw a continued positive development, with an added contribution from a large brewery order. Combined, order intake in the quarter came in at just above SEK 10 billion. The productivity development in the Group was strong in the quarter