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Alfa Laval partners with Wayout to develop microfactories for sustainable water and beverage supply
Alfa Laval has signed a partner agreement with Wayout International, a Swedish innovation company, to develop micro-factories for local and sustainable production of water and other beverages. The micro-factories will use Alfa Laval technology and be built at the company’s site in Copenhagen, Denmark. The agreement covers the production of up to 100 micro-factories, and the partnership starts in 2022.
Today more than 2 billion people lack access to clean drinking water. Wayout's micro-factories can treat all types of water and remineralize it to produce high quality drinking water. The fully automated plug-and-play system is powered by solar panels. Producing water locally addresses the challenges of bottling, logistics, and distribution, and reduces the generation of plastic waste.
The partner agreement includes mass production of two different microfactory concepts: one producing brewed beverages, and one producing safe drinking water. Both cancel up to a quarter million plastic bottles and saves up to twenty-five tons of greenhouse gasses every month.
Lars Dithmer, Business Unit President Food Systems, Food and Water Division, Alfa Laval, Ulf Stenerhag, co-founder and CEO, Wayout International and Jørgen T Nielsen, Industry and Engineering Manager E&S Brewery, Food Systems, Alfa Laval
“This partnership combines Alfa Laval’s technological expertise with Wayout’s innovative processes to accelerate sustainable solutions,” says Nish Patel, President of the Food & Water Division. “It addresses a globally important issue – access to safe drinking water – and we are very pleased our technology is part of the solution.”
Ulf Stenerhag, co-founder and CEO, Wayout International, Kamilla Kjørup Boe Marketing Communication Manager, Food & Water Division, Alfa Laval and Jørgen T Nielsen, Industry and Engineering Manager E&S Brewery, Food Systems, Alfa Laval
“We are thrilled to partner up with Alfa Laval. We’ve set out to transform the entire beverage industry by producing locally – a key step in building a more sustainable humanity – and Alfa Laval is with us all the way,” says Ulf Stenerhag, CEO, Wayout International.
About Wayout
Wayout was founded in Stockholm in 2018 by a group of entrepreneurs within process engineering, IT/IoT, and tech innovation.
Wayout makes sustainable beverage micro factories, offered for lease to clients that see the opportunities in locally producing water and beverages with a minimal eco footprint. Instead of shipping pre-packaged beverages around the planet – producing tons and tons of excess carbon dioxide and leaving billions of plastic bottles in the wake – Wayout provides a sustainable and commercial alternative for local coverage of water and beverages.
This is Alfa Laval
Alfa Laval is a world leader in heat transfer, centrifugal separation and fluid handling, and is active in the areas of Energy, Marine, and Food & Water, offering its expertise, products, and service to a wide range of industries in some 100 countries. The company is committed to optimizing processes, creating responsible growth, and driving progress to support customers in achieving their business goals and sustainability targets.
Alfa Laval’s innovative technologies are dedicated to purifying, refining, and reusing materials, promoting more responsible use of natural resources. They contribute to improved energy efficiency and heat recovery, better water treatment, and reduced emissions. Thereby, Alfa Laval is not only accelerating success for its customers, but also for people and the planet. Making the world better, every day.
Alfa Laval has 16,700 employees. Annual sales in 2020 were SEK 41.5 billion (approx. EUR 4 billion). The company is listed on Nasdaq Stockholm.
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Wayout makes sustainable beverage micro factories, offered for lease to clients that see the opportunities in locally producing water and beverages with a minimal eco footprint. Instead of shipping pre-packaged beverages around the planet – producing tons and tons of excess carbon dioxide and leaving billions of plastic bottles in the wake – Wayout provides a sustainable and commercial alternative for local coverage of water and beverages.
