Alfa Laval delivers additional equipment for production of nutritional supplement with Omega-3

Alfa Laval – a world leader in heat transfer, centrifugal separation and fluid handling – has received an order for equipment for production of nutritional supplement with Omega-3. The order value is approximately SEK 65 million. Delivery will take place during 2008.

The order is for additional equipment to a process for production of meal and oil containing high concentrations of Omega-3. In total the order means that Alfa Laval in short time has received orders related to production of nutritional supplement with Omega-3 for approximately SEK 150 million.
”Alfa Laval has long experience from delivering knowledge and systems to the food industry”, says Lars Renström, President and CEO of Alfa Laval. ”During recent years we have strengthened our knowledge on how proteins can be refined for use in special products like pharmaceuticals and functional foods.”


Did you know that Omega-3 is a family of polyunsaturated and nutritional fatty acids? They are so-called essential nutrients that the human body cannot synthesize itself and must be obtained from food. There are various types of Omega-3 fatty acids. Some are called fish fatty acids since they are found in fish and shellfish, while others are from the vegetable kingdom. Fish contain these nutritious fatty acids as the result, among other factors, of consuming micro algae that produce Omega-3.


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 2006, posted annual sales of about SEK 20 billion (approx. 2,2 billion euros). The company has some 11,000 employees.
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For more information please contact:

Peter Torstensson
Vice President, Communications
Alfa Laval
Tel: + 46 46 36 72 31
Mobile: +46 709 33 72 31

Mikael Sjöblom
Investor Relations
Alfa Laval
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Mobile: +46 709 78 74 82