Alfa Laval receives order from Kuwait for unique heat exchangers

Alfa Laval – a world leader in heat transfer, centrifugal separation and fluid handling – has received an order for the unique heat exchangers from Alfa Laval Packinox to a petrochemical plant in Kuwait. The total value is about SEK 100 million and delivery will take place in 2007.

The equipment will be used in a plant owned by KPPC – Kuwait Paraxylene Production Company. The heat exchangers will be part of the catalytic sections of processes for making mixed xylenes which is a feedstock for various petrochemical end products such as PET and polyester.
Alfa Laval received the order from South Korean SK Engineering & Construction (SKEC) Company and Italian Tecnimont S.p.A.


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 2005, posted annual sales of about SEK 16.5 billion (approx. 1.8 billion euros). The company has some 10,000 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
Tel: +46 46 36 74 82
Mobile: +46 709 78 74 82