Alfa Laval wins SEK 70 million energy-efficiency order in Russia

Alfa Laval – a world leader in heat transfer, centrifugal separation and fluid handling – has received an order for compact heat exchangers from a refinery in Russia. The order value is about SEK 70 million and delivery is scheduled for 2011.

Alfa Laval’s compact heat exchangers will be used in the distillation process of the refinery, where the crude oil is pre-heated for further refining into high-value products such as gasoline.  By using Alfa Laval’s compact heat exchangers it is possible to recover heat from other parts of the process and use it to preheat the oil, thereby achieving a highly energy-efficient solution.

“The last years we have seen increased investment in energy efficiency by the process industry”, says Lars Renström, President and CEO of the Alfa Laval Group. “Russia is one of our most important refinery markets and this order is another example of their investments in heat-recovery duties for energy optimizations.”

Alfa Laval’s compact heat exchangers can recover up to 95 percent of the heat, that otherwise would be wasted, representing 35 percent increased efficiency compared with competing shell-and-tube technology.


Did you know that… Russia has the third largest oil refining capacity in the world and that Alfa Laval’s equipment can be found in nearly 90 percent of the Russian refineries?


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 some 11 400 employees.

www.alfalaval.com


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Peter Torstensson
Senior Vice President, Communications
Alfa Laval
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Gabriella Grotte
Investor Relations Manager
Alfa Laval
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