Alfa Laval India bags breakthrough orders in Thailand

Alfa Laval India – a INR 390 crore Swedish Multinational, has secured two breakthrough multi million rupee orders for alcohol plants in Thailand.  The orders were bagged against very stiff competition from Indian as well as international players.  These projects will go a long way in establishing Alfa Laval project expertise in the Thai alcohol market.

The first order is from Sinsurang Liquor Co.,Ltd, Thailand, for 30, 000 LPD  project to produce potable alcohol - the FIRST complete plant being supplied in Thailand to produce fine grade potable alcohol. Alfa Laval scope of supply includes complete fermentation and distillation section.  

Second order from International Gasohol Corporation Ltd.(IGA)-Thailand, is also FIRST of its kind cassava based fuel ethanol plant, to be supplied by Alfa Laval India. This 500,000 LPD plant is based on the technology and process know how of KATZEN Inc, USA – pioneer in the development & commercialization of vapor-phase dehydration systems for the production of anhydrous alcohol.  The project will be implemented in 3 phases, each phase with capacity of 170,000 liters per day. This is the first phase of the project.

“These important orders are result of Alfa Laval’s international presence and our ability to coordinate our resources over organizational and geographical boundaries.” Says Jaswant Choudhary, GM, Exports ”Excellent support from colleagues in India and Thailand enabled us to convince the customer and helped us to clinch the deal!  Our special thanks to Rikard Krook in Sweden for his valuable assistance with this successful sale.

........Source Alfa Laval India