Alfa Laval Wins SEK 55 Million Refinery Orders from Petrobras

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Alfa Laval (STO:ALFA) - a world leader in heat transfer, centrifugal separation
and fluid handling - has received two orders for Alfa Laval Packinox heat
exchangers from Petrobras in Brazil. The total value is about SEK 55 million and
was booked late June 2009. The delivery is scheduled for 2011.

The Alfa Laval Packinox heat exchangers will be used for heat recovery within
the reforming process - one of the main processes within refinery.

"It is encouraging to see that our refinery customers continue to invest", says
Lars Renström, President and CEO of the Alfa Laval Group. "It also confirms our
position as a strong partner to Petrobras."

Alfa Laval has been cooperating with Petrobras for more than 25 years supplying
equipment for different stages of the oil production process; from extraction to
refining.

Did you know that in January, Petrobras announced their Business Plan for
2009-2013 where they envisaged total investments of SEK 1355 billion (USD 174.4
billion) during the period, which is an increase by 55% compared to the Business
Plan 2008-2012?

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 2008,
posted annual sales of about SEK 28 billion (approx. 2.9 billion Euros). The
company has some 12 000 employees.

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