Alfa Laval – a world leader in heat transfer, centrifugal separation and fluid handling – has won an order to supply equipment for a complete process line to a vegetable oil refining plant in Brazil. The order, booked in the Food Technology segment has a value of approximately SEK 50 million and delivery is scheduled for 2014 and 2015. separator.

The Alfa Laval equipment includes various heat exchangers, mixers and separators which will be installed in a process plant for edible oil production as well as oil pre-treatment for biodiesel production.

“This order reflects the good growth we see in Brazil – and it also confirms our strong position as a reliable supplier of process solutions to the vegetable oil industry,” says Lars Renström, President and CEO of the Alfa Laval Group.