Astepo is manufacturing and supplying equipment for thermal food processing, especially aseptic food lines and bag-in-box machinery and the company has a wide-spread customer base, predominately in Europe.
“The acquisition of Astepo is in line with Alfa Laval’s strategy to strengthen our position within the food business” says Market Unit Manager for Beverages, Viscous Food, Olive Oil and Proteins, Mr. Guy Celis and continues – “with a wide product range of flexible bag-in-box machinery from Astepo, we can further enhance our offering to our food and beverage customers. This in combination with Alfa Laval’s strong local presence in most countries worldwide, not at least in Europe, Americas and Asia, will create very good opportunities for further profitable growth.”
Astepo Srl. is a company founded in 1986 with headquarter located in Parma, Italy. The company has a long experience in the preserved food industry and an extensive know-how in aseptic technology and advanced ohmic heating process. The product portfolio consists of innovative solutions within:
- Thermal food processing, such as pasteurization, continuous cooking and sterilization
- Bag-in-box filling technology such as volumetric filling, ultra-clean filling and aseptic filling, - particularly of flexible bags.
Astepo Srl had sales of MEUR 8 in 2009 and some 25 employees working within functions such as R&D, sales and manufacturing. Astepo will be consolidated in Alfa Laval as of April 1, 2010 and continue the business with the same management team as before. The acquisition comes after a period of strategic alliance between Astepo and Alfa Laval, which already have shown positive results in key markets.
Editor’s Notes:
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.
For further information please contact:
Mr. Guy Celis - Market Unit Manager, Beverages, Viscous food, Olive Oil and Proteins
Phone: +32 475 25 8413
E-mail: guy.celis@alfalaval.com
Mr. Tom Thane Nielsen – Central Communication Manager, Food Technology
Phone: +45 39 53 64 85
E-mail: tomthane.nielsen@alfalaval.com