Alfa Laval Delivers Process Solution to One of Europe's Largest Ethanol Plants.STOCKHOLM, Sweden -- Alfa Laval Alfa Laval AB is a Swedish company, founded in 1883 by Gustaf de Laval and Oscar Lamm. The company is a leading producer of specialized products and solutions used to heat, cool, separate and transport products such as oil, water, chemicals, beverages, foodstuffs, starch and (STO:ALFA) - a world leader in heat transfer, centrifugal separation and fluid handling - has received an order of a process line to the new bioethanol plant Biowanze in Belgium. The plant is one of the largest outside of the USA and an important step in order to reach the EU directive (European Union Directive) A set of privacy requirements that took effect in 1998 and ordered European member nations to enact compliant legislation. It deals with the establishment of Data Protection Authorities, people's rights to personal information and enforcement. stating that 5.75% of all vehicle fuel should come from renewable sources by 2011. The combined order value is about SEK SEK In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the Swedish Krona. Notes: The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion. 50 million. Delivery is scheduled for 2008. The new plant in Belgium is operated by the Tiense Suikerraffinaderij Groep, Crop Energy, which is owned by Sudzucker. It has a total production capacity of about 300,000 m3 per year which is enough to power more than 250,000 cars1. There are ongoing plans to establish another two ethanol plants in Belgium. "I am proud that Alfa Laval can contribute to lowering the carbon dioxide carbon dioxide, chemical compound, CO2, a colorless, odorless, tasteless gas that is about one and one-half times as dense as air under ordinary conditions of temperature and pressure. emissions in Europe. At the same time I see the order as further evidence of our strong and leading position within the renewable vehicle fuels," says Lars Renstrom, President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Alfa Laval. The raw materials used in the plant consist of wheat and sugar beet juice. Alfa Laval is involved in the wheat processing in which gluten and starch are separated. The gluten is a highly valuable by-product by·prod·uct or by-prod·uct n. 1. Something produced in the making of something else. 2. A secondary result; a side effect. by-product Noun 1. that is sold separately. The starch is used in the ethanol process. Alfa Laval's process solution includes design and key equipment including plate heat exchangers, decanter centrifuges, pumps and auxiliary equipment. 1 = Based on a combined fuel consumption of 0.7 liter E85 biofuel bi·o·fuel n. Fuel such as methane produced from renewable resources, especially plant biomass and treated municipal and industrial wastes. bi per 10km and an annual driving distance of 20,000 km (1400 liters per year). 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 refrigeration, process for drawing heat from substances to lower their temperature, often for purposes of preservation. Refrigeration in its modern, portable form also depends on insulating materials that are thin yet effective. 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 2006, posted annual sales of about SEK 20 billion (approx. 2,2 billion euros). The company has some 10,000 employees. www.alfalaval.com This information was brought to you by Cision http://newsroom.cision.com |
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