Press release

Surathani, Thailand – 10 September 2014

Alfa Laval launches sustainable, innovative solutions

at Crude Palm Oil Day, Suratthani
Alfa Laval – a global supplier to the palm oil industries – presents new solutions using decanter
to recover palm oil from empty fruit bunch liquor (EFBL) and a variety of innovations with focus
on high yield and sustainability at the Alfa Laval Crude Palm Oil (CPO) Day, Suratthani on 10th
September 2014.

Themed as “Alfa Laval – Innovations and Sustainability in Palm Oil Milling”, the seminar attracts
over 70 palm oil milling plant operators to sign up. “Thailand is one of the major palm oil players
within the region, with the expansion plan of palm oil mills,” says Koray Chong, Managing Director of
Alfa Laval Thailand, “and Alfa Laval leverages on our innovative palm oil value chain providing not
only high-end components but also complete, sustainable solutions to the industry”.

During the seminar, participants will not only get the opportunity to hear about the company’s many
widely recognized palm oil solutions, but also be introduced with real case story on how they bring
benefits to plants running in the same region. Alfa Laval service will also present about the strong
after sales service to optimize customers’ processes. These are some of the highlights during the
seminar:
 Using a decanter to recover palm oil from empty fruit bunch (EFB) liquor separately, instead of
mixing it with the freshly pressed oil, offers clear benefits for your operation. High performance
Alfa Laval PANX three-phase decanters are purposely designed for recovering the oil from the
empty fruit bunches as well as separating the water and solids from the liquor. When developing
the PANX range Alfa Laval focused on efficient, reliable separation of liquid, dry solids (cake),
and oil for maximum oil recovery with minimum oil losses.
 The D3 PRO all-in-one clarification/purification system with oil recovery is adopted by more and
more crude palm oil mills across the world as a profitable alternative to traditional settling tank
technology – with up to 30% reduction in water consumption and effluent. It is recognized in the
industry as the only system that can process undiluted crude palm oil with consistent
performance.

 To help palm oil millers meet the growing demand for palm oil, Alfa Laval has extended its
portfolio with very large machines. Separator capacities go up to 18 m3/h, with the new 16 m3/h
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PAPX 10 as a cost-efficient alternative to two smaller separators. The latest innovations in

decanter technology enables oil clarification of up to 90 FFB/h with significantly reduced
effluents and low energy consumption.

 For treatment of palm oil mill effluent (POME) ALDEC decanters efficiently desludge anaerobic
ponds, thus reducing the biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) and amount of suspended solids
going to the aerobic ponds. The latest decanter design ensures energy savings of up to 30%
thanks to a new liquid outlet. Final polishing with membrane bio-reactors (MBR), the most
advanced wastewater treatment technology, further ensures maximum reduction of BOD to
meet final effluent discharge parameters.

Alfa Laval has for many decades provided the technologies, experience,engineering capabilities and
after sales support that enable players in the palm oil and vegetable oil industries to operate their
key processes at maximum efficiency with best product yield and minimum environmental impact.

Offerings range from complete process solutions to individual components and after sales services
for maximum reliability and uptime.

“Ever since the 1960’s, Alfa Laval has pioneered the processing technology of palm oil, transforming
the business landscape from smaller soap-making activities to include modern commercial-scale
facilities for cooking oil,” says Seppo Hyvonen, Regional Manager Alfa Laval.

Editor’s Notes:

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 applications.
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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 Nasdaq OMX, and, in 2013, posted annual sales of about SEK 29.9
billion (approx. 3.45 billion Euros). The company has today, after the acquisition of Frank
Mohn AS, about 18 000 employees.
www.alfalaval.com.

For more information please contact

Liew Seng Fook, Regional Manager, Palm oil mill technology, Mobile + +6019 381 1199,
sengfook.liew@alfalaval.com

Zay Aw, Communications Manager, Southeast Asia, Mobile +60 17 3699 628,
zay.aw@alfalaval.com

Daphney Tai, Communications Executive, Southeast Asia, Mobile +60 17 795 1015,
daphney.tai@alfalaval.com

High resolution digital images can be downloaded at

http://www.alfalaval.com/about-us/press/product-press/Pages/ofi-asia.aspx

Alfa Laval’s latest innovations in decanter An Alfa Laval D3 PRO process with 3-phase
technology enables crude palm oil clarification decanters clarifying and purifying crude palm oil at
of up to 90 FFB/h with significantly reduced an oil mill with a total capacity of 80 tons FFB/h.
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effluents and energy consumption.

Alfa Laval’s latest Aldec G2 decanter for sludge Alfa Laval’s advanced membrane bio-reactors
dewatering removes up to 90% solids from the (MBR) ensures maximum reduction of BOD to
anaerobic ponds, using 30% less energy. meet final effluent discharge parameters.