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Home > Company Index > Manufacturing > Packaging & Containers > Tetra Laval International S.A.

Tetra Laval International S.A.
 PROFILE
Holding company Tetra Laval International owns subsidiaries that produce packaging and make machines that package food products. The company's Alfa Laval group (20% of sales) manufactures flow equipment, heat exchangers, and seperation equipment. Its Teta Laval group produces equipment used to handle fluids in the marine, chemical, and food industries. Industri Kapital, a Scandinavian investment firm, has a 51% stake in Alfa Laval. Tetra Laval International is controlled by the family of Hans Rausing, inventor of the milk carton, founder of Tetra Pak, and one of the world's richest men. The company has also acquired more than 91% of Sidel, a French plastic packaging equipment maker.

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 FINANCIAL OVERVIEW
Fiscal Year-End: December
1998 Sales (mil.): 7,096.10
1-Yr. Sales Growth: (26.4)%
Employees: 37,000
Revenue per employee: $191,786.49

 KEY PEOPLE
• Goeran Grosskopf
    CEO

 CONTACT INFO
70, av - General - Guisan
CH-1009 Pully Vaud, Switzerland
Phone: 41-21-729-22-11
Fax: 41-21-729-22-44

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