Alfa Laval wins SEK 60 million order for equipment to be used in the production of “Tata Salt”

Alfa Laval wins SEK 60 million order for equipment to be used in the
production of “Tata Salt”

Alfa Laval - a world leader in heat transfer, centrifugal separation and
fluid handling - has received an order from Tata Chemicals for heat
exchangers to be used in evaporation systems for production of salt in
India. The order, worth about SEK 60 million, was booked late September.
Delivery is scheduled for 2011.

The Alfa Laval heat exchangers will be used in evaporation systems to
concentrate sea water brine for production of table salt and
concentrated brine for caustic soda production. The freshwater generated
during the evaporation process will be further used as process water.
“In the last year we have seen good development in India and this order
confirms our strong position as a supplier to one of India's biggest
companies”, says Lars Renström, President and CEO of the Alfa Laval
Group.
Tata Salt was launched in 1983 by Tata Chemicals as India's first
packaged iodized salt and is today the leading salt brand in India. Tata
Chemicals was the country's first salt manufacturer to use the vacuum
evaporation technology in this process.
Did you know that… Alfa Laval has been present in India more than
seventy years and that Tata Group has been a customer for almost four
decades?
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 11 400 employees.
www.alfalaval.com (http://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