Our purpose and how we create value
Our purpose provides the motivational force in our daily activities. Dedicated to outstanding customer service, an inspiring and embracing workplace, and with sustainability in our genetic code, we define our purpose as accelerating success for our customers, people and planet.
The resources we employ…
Business
1,356
R&D investments, SEKm
1,853
Capex investments, SEKm
37
Manufacturing sites
> 4,000
Patents
> 600
Distributors
Human
>100
Present in number of countries
20,300
Employees
Natural
312,747
Energy consumption, MWh
18,186
In direct material purchases, SEKm
738,073
Water consumption, m3
How we apply them…
We apply our recourses to develop and broaden application of our three leadership technologies heat transfer, fluid handling and separation and take them to market through our three industry based divisions Food & Water, Energy and Marine and a large network of distributors.
Our operational focus addresses macro trends while leveraging our technology leadership and global market presence through the prioritized areas of products, services, customers, sustainability and digitization.
Strategic priorities
Sustainability and digitization boost our three key areas
– Customers
– Products
– Services
Technology leadership
Growing number of applications based on our three core technologies
– Separation
– Heat transfer
– Fluid handling
Three divisions – global presence
Three industry based divisions served by a common manufacturing and supply chain
– Energy
– Food & Water
– Marine
Based on our Business Principles…
Alfa Laval’s four Business Principles describe the way we must act within society whilst achieving our business goals.
Caring
We care about every individual’s rights and opportunities including their safety and well-being.
Committed
We are committed to ethical conduct within our organization and in all external business relationships. Honesty, integrity and respect for others are values that we live and work by.
Transparency
We engage in open dialogue with all our stakeholders to develop business relationships built on trust.
Planet
We are in a unique position as our products make a significant contribution to reducing the environmental impact of industrial processes. We also have a responsibility to continuously reduce the environmental impact in all areas of our value chain.
To create stakeholder value.
Customers
– Energy savings.
– Lower total cost of ownership.
– Increased productivity.
– High level of innovation.
Investors
Financial targets:
– Growth of 5%
– Adjusted EBITA-margin of 15%
– Return on capital employed of 20%
Employees
– Opportunities to learn and develop in the Alfa Laval Group.
– An organization that promotes respect, diversity and is free from discrimination.
– Alfa Laval strives to be a workplace that is free from accidents and work-related illness.
Suppliers & Partners
– A reliable partner.
– On-time deliveries.
– Broad market access.
– A global supply chain with strong local presence.
Society
– Alfa Laval has a target to be carbon neutral by 2030.
– Recycling of 100% of the water used in sites located in water-scarce regions by 2030.
– In 2021 alone, Alfa Laval heat exchangers reduced energy use in heating and cooling applications by around 50 GW while reducing 25 million tonnes of CO2 emissions.