Alfa Laval, a world leader in heat transfer, centrifugal separation and fluid handling, has received an order for plate heat exchangers from a company in the growing Russian power industry shortly after having acquired a German company specialized in welded heat exchangers.

The order value is about SEK 50 million and delivery is scheduled for 2009. “Some 50 percent of Alfa Laval’s order intake during the first half of 2008 derives from the fast growing regions of Eastern Europe, Asia and Latin America,” says Lars Renström, President and CEO of the Alfa Laval Group. “Russia is definitely one of the engines behind this development. We continue to expand our presence in the country to meet the demand from the energy, environment and food markets.” Alfa Laval opened its first office in Russia in 1903 and today the company has 15 sales offices in Russia of which five are located east of the Ural Mountains. During the last years Alfa Laval has had double digit, profitable growth in Russia and annual sales is about SEK 1 billion, reveals the company’s press release.

Alfa Laval has also recently acquired Pressko AG, a German specialist company providing fully welded heat exchangers. Pressko was founded in March of 2000, and its focus has been high pressure, high temperature fully welded products for markets including refrigeration, chemical, pharmaceutical and marine applications. Pressko’s estimated sales 2008 are about SEK 50 million, and it will become part of Tranter Europe providing a welded product base in one of the worlds most significant heat exchanger markets. The acquisition of Pressko supports the strategy of the Alfa Laval Group – to primarily acquire companies that complement the existing business in terms of products, geography or in the form of new sales channels.