Alfa Laval receives another large order for new successful product

Alfa Laval – a world leader in heat transfer, centrifugal separation and fluid handling – has received an order for the successful high efficiency plate heat exchanger T50. The equipment will be installed in a petrochemical plant in Saudi Arabia. The total value is about SEK 190 million. Delivery will take place in 2009.

Alfa Laval’s plate heat exchangers form an integrated part of the plant’s central cooling system in which seawater is used to provide the cooling capacity.
“The demand for the plate heat exchanger T50 has been very strong since it was launched end of 2005, says Lars Renström, President and CEO of Alfa Laval. New products are fundamental for profitable growth and we have increased our investments in research and development with 50 percent since 2004. We focus our investments on areas were we see structural growth, such as energy and energy related industries.”


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 10,000 employees.
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