Alfa Laval wins SEK 75 million food order in Russia
Alfa Laval – a world leader in heat transfer, centrifugal separation and fluid handling – has won an order in Russia to supply a complete process line for a vegetable protein extraction plant. The order, booked in the Food Technology segment, has a value of approximately SEK 75 million. Delivery is scheduled for 2014.
Alfa Laval will supply a complete process line for refining sunflower seed into vegetable protein concentrate, sugar concentrate and fiber fraction. The process line includes separation, filtration and thermal units.
“This order confirms the good growth and high activity we have seen in Russia. It also proves our strong position as a reliable supplier of products and solutions to the food industry,” says Lars Renström, President and CEO of the Alfa Laval Group.
Did you know… that Alfa Laval has been present in Russia for 110 years as the company opened its first office in St Petersburg already in 1903?
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 Nasdaq OMX, and, in 2012, posted annual sales of about SEK 29.8 billion (approx. 3.5 billion Euros). The company has today about 16 400 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
Gabriella Grotte
Investor Relations Manager
Alfa Laval
Tel: +46 46 36 74 82
Mobile: +46 709 78 74 82
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