Alfa Laval is offering to purchase an additional 13 percent of Alfa Laval India

Alfa Laval is offering to purchase an additional 13 percent of Alfa Laval India

Alfa Laval - a world leader in heat transfer, centrifugal separation and fluid
handling - has today announced a public offer to increase its share in Alfa
Laval (India) Ltd. The intention is to increase the holding with approximately
13 percentage points to approximately 90 percent through this offer.

The Alfa Laval Group today holds about 77 percent of Alfa Laval (India) Ltd.,
listed on the stock market in Mumbai. Through a public offer of 950 rupees per
share Alfa Laval intends to increase its share stake to 89.9 percent of the
company. 

The offer is aimed at the minority shareholders of Alfa Laval (India) Ltd. and
corresponds to approximately 2.4 million shares. The offer price represents a
total value of approximately SEK 350 million. The whole process is estimated to
be finalized during January 2009.








About Alfa Laval 
Alfa Laval is a leading global provider of specialized products and engineering
solutions based on its key technologies of heat transfer, separation and fluid
handling. 
	The company's equipment, systems and services are dedicated to assisting
customers in optimizing the performance of their processes. The solutions help
them to heat, cool, separate and transport products in industries that produce
food and beverages, chemicals and petrochemicals, pharmaceuticals, starch, sugar
and ethanol. 
	Alfa Laval's products are also used in power plants, aboard ships, in the
mechanical engineering industry, in the mining industry and for wastewater
treatment, as well as for comfort climate and refrigeration applications.
	Alfa Laval's worldwide organization works closely with customers in nearly 100
countries to help them stay ahead in the global arena.
	Alfa Laval is listed on the Nordic Exchange, Nordic Large Cap, and, in 2007,
posted annual sales of about SEK 25 billion (approx. 2.7 billion Euros). The
company has some 12,000 employees. 
	www.alfalaval.com




For more information please contact: 
Peter Torstensson 
Senior Vice President, Communications 
Alfa Laval 
Tel: + 46 46 36 72 31 
Mobile: +46 709 33 72 31 

Gabriella Grotte 
Investor Relations Manager 
Alfa Laval 
Tel: +46 46 36 74 82 
Mobile: +46 709 78 74 82 





Alfa Laval AB (publ) discloses the information provided herein pursuant to the
Securities Markets Act and/or the Financial Instruments Trading Act. The
information was submitted for publication at 15.15 on October 23, 2008.