# Alfa Laval to acquire Desmet, edible oil and biofuel processing equipment supplier

Alfa Laval signed an agreement to acquire Desmet, which engineers and supplies processing plants and technologies for edible oils and biofuels. Desmet is headquartered in Brussels and employs around 1,000 people.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2022-04-01
- Where: Brussels, Belgium
- Status: announced
- Products: processing plants for edible oils, biofuel processing technology
- Sectors: [Food Processing Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/food-processing-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [Alfa Laval](https://endata.com/companies/306.md) (acquirer)
- [Desmet](https://endata.com/companies/9094.md) (target)

## Sources

- [biofuels-news.com](https://biofuels-news.com/news/alfa-laval-to-acquire-desmet/), 2022-04-01: "Alfa Laval has signed an agreement to acquire Desmet, which concentrates on engineering and supplying processing plants and technologies for edible oils and the biofuel sectors."

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