Alfa Laval Wins SEK 300 Million Brewery Order

LUND, Sweden, Jan. 26, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --

Alfa Laval – a world leader in heat transfer, centrifugal separation and fluid handling – has won an order to supply a complete process line to a brewery plant in Mexico. The order, worth approximately SEK 300 million, is booked in the Food Systems unit of the Food & Water Division. Delivery is scheduled for 2018.

The order comprises various pieces of equipment for a complete brewery process line, including process modules, valves, heat exchangers, mixers and other types of fluid handling equipment. The large-scale process line will, among other things, handle fermentation of yeast – as well as the maturation and filtration of beer.

"I am very pleased to announce this large brewery order which is one of the biggest orders in Alfa Laval in modern times," says Nish Patel, President of the Food & Water Division. "It confirms that our products and solutions meet the high demands from the major players in the brewery industry when it comes to efficiency, reliability and performance."

Did you know that… the beer production in Mexico increased by 8 percent during 2016 to 10.5 billion liters – and the country is now the fourth largest brewer in the world?[1] 

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, oil and gas exploration, 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 2016, posted annual sales of about SEK 35.6 billion (approx. 3.77 billion Euros). The company has about 17 000 employees.

www.alfalaval.com 

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

[1]Source: El Economista

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