Alfa Laval – a world leader in heat transfer, centrifugal separation and fluid
handling – has acquired the US-based company Air Cooled Exchangers, LLC (ACE), a
leading manufacturer of custom-engineered air-cooled heat exchangers, used to
cool air, natural gas, oil and water in the natural gas market as well as other
energy-related end markets.
Lars Renström, President and CEO of the Alfa Laval Group, comments: “The
acquisition of ACE brings a new product range into our heat transfer offering,
at a time when demand for air-cooled heat exchangers is accelerating –
especially in the natural gas industry. Together, Alfa Laval’s overall position
is further strengthened, and we’re even better positioned to serve the energy
-related industries.”

ACE is expected to generate sales of approximately SEK 350 million in 2012, with
profitability well above the average for the Alfa Laval Group. The intention is
to integrate Air Cooled Exchangers, LLC into Alfa Laval’s Energy & Environment
segment, within the Process Technology division. The company was acquired on
December 31st 2012.

Did you know that… Air Cooled Exchangers (ACE) was founded in 1964 and that the
company currently has 230 employees at its location in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma,
US?

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 Nasdaq OMX, and, in 2011, posted annual sales of about
SEK 28.6 billion (approx. 3.2 billion Euros). The company has today about 16 000
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