Alfa Laval wins biggest order ever, SEK 250 million, for waste water treatment in the US

Alfa Laval – a world leader in heat transfer, centrifugal separation and fluid handling – has received an order for decanter centrifuges to be used in the largest waste water treatment plant in the world. The order value is about SEK 250 million of which SEK 40 million was booked in June. Delivery is scheduled to be finalized during 2013.

The Alfa Laval decanter centrifuges will be used for thickening the sludge generated in the biological treatment process in a sewage treatment plant in Chicago. The plant is the largest in the world and serves around 2.5 million people.

“It is the largest order ever for Alfa Laval,” says Lars Renström, President and CEO of the Alfa Laval Group. “The increasing environmental awareness is driving the interest for our efficient waste water treatment solutions. This order shows our strong position in the water treatment market.”


Did you know that… Alfa Laval decanters and centrifuges, installed in waste water treatment plants around the world, treat waste water equal to the total amount of waste water produced in the whole of the US? Moreover, Alfa Laval has launched a new generation of decanters that reduce the energy consumption of up to 40 percent while increasing the sludge capacity by 10 percent.


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 2009, posted annual sales of about SEK 26 billion (approx. 2.45 billion Euros). The company has 11 400 employees.

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Peter Torstensson
Senior Vice President, Communications
Alfa Laval
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Gabriella Grotte
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Alfa Laval
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