Alfa Laval (STO:ALFA) - a world leader in heat transfer, centrifugal separation and fluid handling - has won an order to supply newly developed decanters for cleaning of industrial wastewater in Canada. The order value is approximately SEK 110 million and delivery is scheduled for 2012.

The order from Newalta Corporation, Canada's leading provider of engineered environmental solutions for industrial customers, consists of specially developed Alfa Laval decanters to be used for large wastewater reclamation operations.

"This is the second large order for these newly developed Alfa Laval decanters, and it confirms our ability to develop technical solutions that meet new customer demands in water treatment," says Lars Renström, President and CEO of the Alfa Laval Group.

Did you know that... Alfa Laval's new decanter has close to 50 percent lower power consumption than competing decanters and is expected to have twice the lifetime on main wear parts?

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 2010, posted annual sales of about SEK 24.7 billion (approx. 2.6 billion Euros). The company has today about 16 000 employees.

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