PRESS ANNOUNCEMENT

December 10, 2008

Anhydro wins 18 million USD contract including high environmental standards.

Anhydro announces an 18 million dollar contract for a new 100 tonnes a day permeate powder production line for Arla Foods Ingredients S.A. (AFISA) in Argentina. Featuring water recycling, energy recovery, noise and emissions control, the new line is scheduled to go on stream in March, 2010.

Based in the small town of Porteña, some 600 km north of Buenos Aires, AFISA is a joint venture between Arla Foods Ingredients of Denmark with production facilities in 18 countries worldwide, and SanCor Cooperativas Unidas Limitada (SanCor C.U.L) a leading dairy processor in Argentina. Arla Foods Ingredients supplied the technology and know-how for producing specialized milk-based ingredients, while SanCor C.U.L. supplies the high quality raw materials.

Adding value to a by-product

AFISA decided to extend their whey processing plant with a new powder processing line for production of various whey products incl. whey permeate. The new production line complies with the objective of producing added-value whey and protein mix products, including the permeate by-product that results from production of high-value whey protein concentrate. The latter is achieved by converting the liquid permeate into a powder with better transport and storage attributes. High-quality whey and permeate powders are used in a large variety of applications such as bakery, confectionary, dairy, baby food, meat and fish processing industries, and are in high demand in South America.

The contract for the new plant will increase AFISA's processing capacity by up to 100 tonnes of powder a day. It includes evaporation, crystallization, drying, an outlet air filtration system, and a CIP system. The whey and permeate powders from the new line will be non-caking, high-quality, food grade powder products.

Environmetal and sustainability issues

AFISA maintains very high environmental and sustainability standards. "One of our reasons for selecting Anhydro for this project was their innovative environmental protection and sustainability technologies including energy recovery, water recycling, waste water reduction, noise reduction, and emissions control," said AFISA CEO Bjarne Schack Pedersen. "The new Anhydro energy-optimized dehumidification system also played an important role in our decision."

"We are looking forward to providing a technically highly advanced production platform for an important ingredient, which is in high demand throughout the region," said Anhydro Regional Sales Manager Svend Erik Bøjgaard.

The new plant will be delivered, installed and commissioned in cooperation with Anhydro's local sales agent, Maarten Dirkzwager, and Anhydro's local technical collaboration partner.

About AFISA

AFISA is a joint venture between Arla Foods Ingredients of Denmark and SanCor Cooperativas Unidas Limitada in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Arla Foods Ingredients has supplied the technology and know-how for producing specialized milk-based ingredients. SanCor, which is one of the largest dairy processors in Argentina, supplies the high quality raw materials.

About Anhydro

Anhydro provides a full range of evaporation and drying equipment for the global dairy, food, industrial, pharmaceutical, and starch and ethanol industries. Focusing on flexibility and attentiveness to individual customer needs, Anhydro enables excellence at every point along the value chain as part of our commitment to our customers´ success.

Anhydro acts as a strategic development partner for leading manufacturers all over the world. Through close collaboration with our customers, Anhydro promotes the development of innovative concepts and optimization of existing processes, enabling customers to introduce new products into the market as quickly and as cost effectively as possible.

For more information:

CEO, Anhydro Group, Allan Jørgensen +45 3954 6122

Press announcement in Danish.