Alfa Laval AB is a Sweden-based provider of specialty products and engineering solutions. The Company is engaged in the provision of systems and services for the heating, cooling, separation and transportation of such products as oil, water, chemicals, beverages, foodstuffs, starch and pharmaceuticals. Its principal offering includes control units for different types of valves used in fluid handling; separation solutions ranging from high-speed centrifuges to decanters and filters for separating liquids or for removing solid particles from liquids; desalination plants for water treatment and other applications; installation materials for various sanitary applications, as well as compact heat exchangers for use in heating, cooling, evaporation and condensation. The Company is operational internationally, with sales activities in approximately 100 countries and 27 production units in Europe, Asia, the United States and Brazil.