E-Malt.com News article: Ukraine: Alfa Laval wins beer industry order for two breweries

Alfa Laval wins beer industry order in Ukraine for two breweries consisting of many different products and process system solutions, Ukrainian press reported September 25.

Alfa Laval – a world leader in heat transfer, centrifugal separation and fluid handling – has received an order for process solutions to two breweries in Ukraine. The total order value is approximately SEK 50 million. Delivery will take place late 2007 and during 2008.

Ukraine has a very long tradition of brewing beer. It goes back more than 200 years. As the consumption of beer now is increasing the Ukrainian brewery industry is growing and both of the two orders are to increase capacity.

”It is very satisfying that the brewery industry in Eastern Europe now is investing again”, says Lars Renström, President and CEO of Alfa Laval. ”Both these orders in Ukraine are a clear proof of that Alfa Laval’s solutions to the world’s breweries is of highest quality and in demand.”

The orders have a large scope and consist of many different products and system solutions from Alfa Laval, a leading global provider of specialized products and engineering solutions based on its key technologies of heat transfer, separation and fluid handling.

Did you know that Ukraine was the fastest growing market for Alfa Laval during 2006, in terms of percentage? Annual sales in the country is currently approximately SEK 200 million and the largest applications for Alfa Laval can be found within food, steel industry and inorganic chemistry.

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 11,000 employees.

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28 September, 2007