Alfa Laval wins SEK 50 million refinery order in the Middle East

Alfa Laval – a world leader in heat transfer, centrifugal separation and fluid handling – has received an order for the unique Alfa Laval Packinox plate heat exchangers for a refinery in Saudi Arabia. The order value is about 50 MSEK. Delivery is scheduled for 2009.

The order is for the Ras Tanaura Refinery in Saudi Arabia and the plate heat exchangers will be used to produce diesel fuel.
“This order underlines the very strong position that Alfa Laval has established in the refinery industry and the ongoing investments in the refinery industry, which Alfa Laval will continue to benefit from,” says Lars Renström, CEO and President of the Alfa Laval Group.

Did you know that the Alfa Laval Packinox plate heat exchanger can be up to 20 meters long and have a weight of up to 300 tons?


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 2007, posted annual sales of about SEK 25 billion (approx. 2.7 billion euros). The company has some 11,500 employees.

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Alfa Laval
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Alfa Laval
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