Success for Alfa Laval’s membrane separation products within soy protein in China

Alfa Laval – a world leader in heat transfer, centrifugal separation and fluid handling – has received an order from the Chinese company Linyi Shansong Biological Products Co., Ltd containing products for membrane separation within production of soy protein. The total value is about SEK 55 million and also includes products for fluid handling. Delivery will take place during 2007.

– Soy protein is an interesting and growing area, it is a life style product that you for example can find in health food stores, says Alfa Laval’s CEO and President Lars Renström. The production of soy protein is technically advanced and Linyi Shansong Biological Products is one of the leading manufacturers in the world.

China is today Alfa Laval’s second largest market and stands for approximately
8 percent of the Group’s total turnover. Alfa Laval has strong positions within areas that are prioritized in China, such as energy, food, process industry and marine.


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 2006, posted annual sales of about SEK 20 billion (approx. 2,2 billion euros). The company has some 10,000 employees.
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Alfa Laval
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Investor Relations
Alfa Laval
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