Alfa Laval is a 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, 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 wastewatertreatment, as well as for comfort climate and refrigeration applications. Alfa Laval's worlwide organization works closely with customers in nearly 100 countries to help them stay ahead in the global arena.