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Europe: Alfa Laval to open competence center in Denmark

Alfa Laval will turn its site in Søborg, Denmark, to a Food & Water competence center for long-term competitiveness.

Over 1.5 years, the site will shift focus from manufacturing to sales, research and development, and engineering and supply.

It will also establish a new testing facility.

By the end of 2017, the production of its ballast water treatment system – Alfa Laval PureBallast – will be moved to the existing facility in Aalborg, Denmark.

The production of decanters will move to Alfa Laval’s existing facility in Krakow, Poland – a transfer that is expected to be completed during the fourth quarter 2018.

The changes are estimated to affect about 100 employees in Søborg.

The company says the change is to strength its global position within food and water and to further improve cost competitiveness by consolidating manufacturing to fewer sites in Europe.

“Alfa Laval has invested and built two important global competence and test centers in Denmark; in Kolding – hygienic fluid handling to the food and pharmaceutical industry, and recently in Aalborg – a unique test and training center for different products and applications to the marine industry,” says Nish Patel, president for the food & water division.

“Based on the positive experiences and after a careful evaluation, Søborg was our first and natural choice for a Food & Water competence center.”

“Especially, as we have to consolidate our manufacturing footprint to fewer sites.”

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