Alfa Laval wins renewable diesel, SAF pretreatment processing line order

Lund, Sweden-based Alfa Laval has won an order worth 155 million Swedish krona (USD$18.4 million) to supply a feedstock pretreatment processing line to an undisclosed European petroleum refiner to support production of renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). Delivery is scheduled for 2022.

The order includes Alfa Laval’s high-speed separators and various compact heat exchangers along with other equipment, engineering and services necessary to remove contaminants from fats and oil before conversion to renewable diesel and SAF.

“I am very pleased to announce this large order in the renewable energy area,” said Nish Patel, president of Alfa Laval’s food and water division under which the order was booked. “It confirms the confidence customers place in our efficient and reliable technology, project engineering capabilities and lifetime service. And it is also very satisfying to deliver technology to applications that make such a positive and sustainable difference for society. We, at Alfa Laval, are very committed to projects like this, as it supports the climate part of our sustainability strategy.”

Alfa Laval has 16,700 employees and the company’s annual sales in 2020 was approximately USD$4.93 billion.