Alfa Laval has been dismissed from the ”Desert Storm-lawsuits”

Alfa Laval – a world leader in heat transfer, centrifugal separation and fluid handling – has been dismissed as a defendant in the ongoing legal processes in Texas, U.S., about injuries allegedly suffered in the Gulf War 1991, also known as ”Desert Storm”.

Some of the subsidiaries of the Alfa Laval Group, along with approximately 70 other defendants, were sued in two lawsuits in the District Court for Brazoria County in Texas, U.S. in 1994. The claims were related to injuries allegedly suffered in the Gulf War 1991, also known as ”Desert Storm”. The lawsuits claim damages in excess of USD 1 billion (SEK 7.5 billion) each and allege that equipment supplied by Alfa Laval’s subsidiaries, among other companies, was used to create Iraqi weaponry. Alfa Laval filed motions to get dismissed and has been awaiting a ruling from the trial court since November 1995. The District Court for Brazoria County has now decided to dismiss all Alfa Laval’s subsidiaries as defendants in lawsuits regarding the Gulf War. 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 Stockholm Exchange and, in 2005, posted annual sales of about SEK 16.5 billion (approx. 1.8 billion euros). The company has some 9,800 employees. For more information please contact: Peter Torstensson Vice President, Communications Alfa Laval Tel: + 46 46 36 72 31 Mobile: +46 46 709 33 72 31 Mikael Sjöblom Investor Relations Alfa Laval Tel: +46 46 36 74 82 Mobile: +46 709 78 74 82