Alfa Laval wins groundbreaking orders for PureBallast from leading shipyards in South Korea

Alfa Laval wins groundbreaking orders for PureBallast from leading
shipyards in South Korea

Alfa Laval - a world leader in heat transfer, centrifugal separation and
fluid handling - has received two orders of record size for Alfa Laval
PureBallast systems from two leading shipyards in South Korea. The
systems will be installed onboard 14 vessels built for A.P Møller -
Maersk. The total order value is about SEK 80 million and the delivery
is scheduled for 2011 and 2012.

“These are groundbreaking orders in many ways”, says Lars Renström,
President and CEO of the Alfa Laval Group. “They include the 100th
system sold, and are of record size, both in terms of value as in number
of systems - on top of that it also involves some of the major players
in the marine industry. The orders confirm our market leading position
in ballast water treatment.”

The Alfa Laval PureBallast systems in these latest orders will be
installed onboard a series of container vessels that leading Korean
shipyards are building for a Danish ship owner A.P. Møller - Maersk.

With this order A.P. Møller - Maersk, the largest ship owner in the
world, also shows their commitment to fulfil the IMO ballast water
convention before the ratification is completed. Today 25 countries
representing 24 percent of the world fleet (Merchant Gross Tonnage) have
ratified the “International Convention for the Control and Management of
Ships Ballast Water & Sediments”. The Convention will enter into force
one year after ratification by 30 states, representing 35 percent of the
world's tonnage.

Alfa Laval's PureBallast, developed in cooperation with Wallenius Water,
was the first chemical-free system to be approved by the International
Maritime Organization (2007) and is seen as the leading technology with
most systems sold today in the world. More than 100 PureBallast systems
have now been sold to shipyards in Korea, Japan, China, Norway, Germany,
the Netherlands, Spain and Dubai to be installed in various types of
vessels, including Ro-Ro, container and offshore supply vessels, bulk
carriers, and naval vessels.

Did you know that… ballast water is absolutely essential to the safe and
efficient operation of modern shipping, providing balance and stability
to ships? Approximately 3 to 5 billion tons of ballast water is
transported internationally each year, and the water transfers
microorganisms that can end up where they have no natural enemies,
causing severe damage to the local marine ecosystem.

 

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