Larox has received EUR 12.7 million worth of orders for the supply of filters
and auxiliaries to four mining companies in Democratic Republic of Congo, India
and South Africa. The orders consist of eleven filters, which will be delivered
during 2008.
The delivery to the Democratic Republic of Congo comprises four units Pannevis
horizontal vacuum belt filters for tailings re-treatment facility to produce
copper cathode and cobalt hydroxide.
Three units of large size Hoesch horizontal fast opening filter presses will be
delivered to India for filtration of iron ore to be further processed into
pellets.
Additionally a mining company in South Africa placed an order for a large size
Larox PF vertical pressure filter for nickel concentrate filtration. The other
delivery to South Africa consists of three Ceramec capillary action disc filters
to a ferrochrome producer.
Value of the largest order is approximately EUR 5.4 million. The other reported
orders have a value in the range of EUR 1.9 to 3.0 million each. Received orders
indicate the continuing strong activity for filtration investments. They are
driven especially by the high demand for metals which is expected to continue
strong.
For further information please contact:
Larox Corporation
Mr. Toivo Matti Karppanen, President & CEO
Phone: +358 5 6688 210
E-mail: firstname.lastname@larox.com
Larox develops, designs and manufactures industrial filters and is a leading
technology company in its field. Larox is a full service solution provider in
filtration for separating solids from liquids. It supplies comprehensive
aftermarket services throughout the lifespan of the Larox solution. Companies
world-wide in mining and metallurgy, chemical processing and related industries
benefit from the Larox technologies. Larox operates in over 40 countries and has
over 440 employees. Larox Group is headquartered in Lappeenranta, Finland.
Product factories are located in Lappeenranta and Utrecht, The Netherlands. Net
sales in 2006 totalled 122.8 million euros, of which more than 95 % were
generated by exports and the company's foreign operations.
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