Alfa Laval is headquartered in Lund, Sweden and has subsidiary companies in over 100 countries around the world, including South Africa, Denmark, Italy, India, Japan, China, Netherlands, and the United States.

[6] Alfa Laval manufactures valves, pumps, heat exchangers, evaporators, distillers, oil separators, filters, ballast water treatment systems, and all other hardware vital to the operation of the a ship's engine room.

[7] Alfa Laval’s Marine division works with end-markets in shipbuilding, offshore oil and gas, and diesel & gas-engine power.

It was Alfa Laval’s largest acquisition to that point, in order to further expanded the company’s offering of marine equipment.

[10] In 2021, Alfa Laval acquired StormGeo, a weather analysis software provider for NOK 3.63 billion ($440 million).

[citation needed] Alfa Laval’s Food & Water division works with end-markets in food manufacturing, dairy, pharmaceuticals, ethanol, starch, sugar, municipal wastewater and industrial wastewater treatment, proteins, biotech, vegetable oils, and breweries.

Capable of handling up to 130 litres per hour, de Laval’s centrifugal separator made this process easier and more efficient.

The company continued to expand internationally in the early 1900s, opening subsidiaries in Denmark, South Africa, Finland, Australia, New Zealand, Poland, Yugoslavia and Ireland by 1936.

Manufacturing at Alfa Laval is carried out in several countries including Sweden, India, China, the UK, and USA.

Much of Alfa Laval’s current development is focused on technologies for improving energy efficiency to reduce carbon emissions, meeting marine environmental regulations, and providing cleaner water.

The partnership aims to supply wind propulsion solutions for the shipping industry, in order to reduce emissions.