Alfa Laval Delivers 13 Processing Lines To Vegetable And Tropical Oils Plant

Stockholm, Sweden - Alfa Laval, a leader in heat transfer, centrifugal separation and fluid handling, has received an order for 13 state-of-the-art processing lines for a refining and modification plant for vegetable and tropical oils. The total value is about SEK 110 million.

The processing lines will be used for refining and modification of seed oils and tropical oils by the Ilyichevsk Oils & Fats Industrial Complex in the Ukraine. Delivery will take place during 2006 and 2007. Counting the number of process lines and possibilities to produce various products the plant is the biggest of its kind in the Ukraine and Eastern Europe.

Processing oils and fats makes it possible to have a large range of products that are ready for use in the different food industries. It also ensures that quality is retained during storage and transport to final application.

Alfa Laval in vegetable oil
In December 2004 Alfa Laval released its new fats modification package, including components and complete solutions for different oils and fats processes like fractionation, hydrogenation, and interesterification. Besides offering systems and individual components for oils and fats modification Alfa Laval has a team of specialists who focus on design and engineering projects.

SOURCE: Alfa Laval