Alfa Laval wins SEK 100 million baby food order in India
Alfa Laval – a world leader in heat transfer, centrifugal separation and fluid handling – has won an order for supply of a complete process solution to a baby food manufacturer in India. The order value is about SEK 100 million and delivery is scheduled for 2013.
The order consists of a complete baby food processing line and includes a variety of Alfa Laval products for mixing, heating and cooling operations, such as heat exchangers and a large amount of flow equipment.
“This order confirms the growing demand for prepared food applications driven by the increasing living standard in fast-growing economies – where India is one good example”, says Lars Renström, President and CEO of the Alfa Laval Group.
Did you know that… India has around 159 million children up to the age of six and they account for 13.1 percent of India's population? About one fourth of the children live in urban areas.[1]
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 2010, posted annual sales of about SEK 24.7 billion (approx. 2.6 billion Euros). The company has 12 600 employees.
For more information please contact:
Peter Torstensson
Senior Vice President, Communications
Alfa Laval
Tel: + 46 46 36 72 31
Mobile: +46 709 33 72 31
[1] Source: Office the Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India