Alfa Laval
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| Type | Publicly traded Aktiebolag |
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| Traded as | OMX: ALFA |
| Industry | Manufacturing, engineering and service |
| Founded | 1883[1] |
| Headquarters | Lund, Sweden |
| Key people | Lars Renström (President and CEO), Anders Narvinger (Chairman) |
| Revenue | SEK 24.72 billion (2010)[2] |
| Operating income | SEK 4.401 billion (2010)[2] |
| Profit | SEK 3.088 billion (2010)[2] |
| Total assets | SEK 27.17 billion (end 2010)[2] |
| Total equity | SEK 13.58 billion (end 2010)[2] |
| Employees | 12,620 (end 2010)[2] |
| Website | www.alfalaval.com |
Alfa Laval AB is a Swedish company, founded in 1883 by Gustaf de Laval and Oscar Lamm.[1] The company is a leading producer of specialized products and solutions used to heat, cool, separate and transport such products as oil, water, chemicals, beverages, foodstuffs, starch and pharmaceuticals.
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[edit] History
Alfa Laval was founded as AB Separator and the current name was introduced in 1963. Between 1991 and 2000 Alfa Laval was a part of the Tetra Pak Group. In 1991, Alfa Laval Agri, a company producing dairy farming equipment, was split from Alfa Laval. When Alfa Laval was sold, Alfa Laval Agri remained a part of the Tetra Pak group and was renamed DeLaval, after the company's founder.
Alfa Laval now divides its operations between equipment (capital sales) and process technology (contracts with longer duration).
In October 2003, Alfa Laval acquired bioKinetics, the life science division of Kinetics Group in the US, positioning the company in the North American market for integrated factory processes in mammalian cell culture.[1] The resulting subsidiary, Alfa Laval Biokinetics (aka Biokinetics), is based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and is a member of the Pennsylvania Bio commerce organization.[2]
[edit] International operations
Manufacturing at Alfa Laval is carried out in several countries including Sweden, India, China, the UK, and USA.
[edit] Canada
In Canada, Alfa Laval has had a presence for over 100 years, previously as D-Laval, which would provide such services to farmers as assisting them in the storage of their milk and providing cream separators. Alfa Laval is headquartered in Toronto and in 2009 opened a service centre in Edmonton, Alberta. In late 2010, staff in the Canadian operations numbered 74.
[edit] United States
Alfa Laval has been present in the United States of America for more than 125 years - marketing and supplying a broad range of heat exchangers, separators, decanters, pumps, valves and fittings to customers in a wide range of market segments. The brand is known for such products as Tri-Clover®, Contherm®, Sharples®, Merco®, Standard Refrigeration®, Ketema™ and Champ. There are 710 employees in the US - with 15 locations including Richmond, VA; Warminster, PA; Kenosha, WI; Sacramento, CA; Melrose Park, IL; Carter Lake, IA and Sarasota, FL - as well as an International distribution center in Indianapolis, IN. There are seven service and repair centers. Heat exchangers, fluid handling equipment and centrifuges are manufactured in the USA.[3]
[edit] United Kingdom
Alfa Laval currently operates various units throughout the UK, including a site at Eastbourne.
[edit] See also
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[edit] References
- ^ a b Wohlert, Claus (1993). "Bnet article on Alfa Laval AB". International Directory of Company Histories. http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_gx5202/is_1993/ai_n19122204/.
- ^ a b c d e f "Annual Results 2010". Alfa Laval. http://feed.ne.cision.com/wpyfs/00/00/00/00/00/13/A9/C8/wkr0005.pdf. Retrieved 8 February 2011.
- ^ USA webpage
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