ALFA LAVAL Overview
ALFA LAVAL is one of the leading providers of specialized products and engineering solutions for its key technologies of heat transfer, separation, and fluid handling. It offers its products and solutions to industries, such as food & beverages, chemicals & petrochemicals, pharmaceutical, power plants, aboard ships, oil & gas exploration, mechanical engineering, mining, and wastewater treatment. The company operates through five business divisions, namely, energy, food & water, marine, greenhouse, and operations & other. Control valves are offered under its operations & other business division. This division also offers various products for heat exchangers and separators to pumps, valves, and membranes. It is focused on research and development and holds 2500 patents, with 35 to 40 new products every year.
ALFA LAVAL has a global presence in more than 100 countries with 42 major production units, 22 of which are in Europe, ten in Asia-Pacific, eight in North America, and two in Latin America. It has operations across the world, with major operating locations in Sweden, Denmark, India, China, France, and the US. The company primarily competes with GEA (Germany), SPX FLOW/APV/Waukesha Cherry-Burrell (US), Fristam (Germany), Hamworthy/WÄRTSILÄ (Finland), and SULZER (Switzerland).
Strategy
ALFA LAVAL focuses on increasing investments in R&D for enhancing its product portfolio and market presence to expand its customer base in the valve market. For instance, in 2018, it invested USD 117.5 million compared to USD 102.5 million in 2017. The company strategizes to strengthen its distribution channel to enhance its market growth. For instance, in 2015, the company planned to invest in building a new facility at the existing center in Kolding, Denmark.



