Alfa Laval wins important order for mineral processing

Alfa Laval wins important order for mineral processing Alfa Laval - a world leader in centrifugal separation, heat transfer and fluid handling - has signed a contract with Leighton Contractors Pty Limited in Australia for the supply of 84 large spiral heat exchangers to be installed at Australian Magnesium Operations' (AMO) new plant in Stanwell in Queensland, Australia. The order value is approx. 7.5 MEUR. The Stanwell magnesium plant will produce 90,000 tons primary magnesium metal per annum. Predominantly the users of this product will be the automotive industry. One of the processes will be used to make anhydrous magnesium chloride as the feed to the electrolytic cells. The 84 spiral heat exchangers from Alfa Laval will be installed for a critical slurry cooling application in this process. Deliveries and installations will take place over a period of 12 months starting from the first quarter of 2003. "There is a clear tendency in the processing industries to switch from traditional shell-and-tube to compact heat exchangers for heat transfer applications, which we believe is due to the considerably more compact design, higher energy efficiency and easier maintenance" says Yannick Richomme, President of the Alfa Laval Process Technology Division. "The industry becomes increasingly confident with the compact heat exchanger technology, a development that favours Alfa Laval that has a strong focus on and a world leading position in this technology." Editor's notes: Alfa Laval is a leading global provider of specialized products and engineering solutions. Our equipment, systems and services are dedicated to assisting customers in optimizing the performance of their processes. Time and time again. We help our customers to heat, cool, separate and transport products such as oil, water, chemicals, beverages, foodstuff, starch and pharmaceuticals. Our worldwide organization works closely with customers in almost 100 countries to help them stay ahead. Alfa Laval is listed on the Stockholm Exchange and has annual sales of approximately SEK 16 billion with about 9,200 employees. Further information can be found at www.alfalaval.com For further information please contact: Peter Torstensson Yannick Richomme Vice President, Communications Executive Vice President Alfa Laval Group Alfa Laval Group Phone: +46 46 36 72 31 Phone: +45 39 53 60 00 Mobile: +46 709 33 72 31 Mobile: +33 29 75 22 703 peter.torstensson@alfalaval.com yannick.richomme@alfalaval.com ------------------------------------------------------------ This information was brought to you by Waymaker http://www.waymaker.net The following files are available for download: http://www.waymaker.net/bitonline/2002/09/02/20020902BIT00840/wkr0001.doc http://www.waymaker.net/bitonline/2002/09/02/20020902BIT00840/wkr0002.pdf