Alfa Laval AB (publ) Fourth quarter and full year 2018
Comment from Tom Erixon, President and CEO ”The business climate in the fourth quarter remained positive in most end markets, with order intake reaching SEK 11.6 billion, up 13 percent compared to the corresponding quarter in the previous year. Despite some volatility in oil prices, orders from the oil & gas sector climbed back to historically high levels in the quarter, supported by several large offshore orders. 2018 was the year when demand for our marine environmental solutions accelerated, bringing the order intake for Alfa Laval PureSOx and Alfa Laval PureBallast to SEK 5.6