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Exhibit 8.1

        The following table sets forth our subsidiaries as at December 31, 2002:

Specification of shares in subsidiaries

Company name
   Domicile
   Country of
incorporation
   No. of
shares
   Share of
capital
%
Alfa Laval Special Finance AB   Lund   Sweden       100
  Alfa Laval Credit Finance AB   Lund   Sweden       100
    Alfa Laval Holding AB   Lund   Sweden       100
Alfa Laval Holding AB   Lund   Sweden   12,500,000   100
Alfa Laval NV   Maarssen   Netherlands   227,754   100
  Alfa Laval Inc   Newmarket   Canada   1,000,000   68
  Alfa Laval S.A. DE C.V.   Tlalnepantla   Mexico   45,057,057   100
  Alfa Laval S.A.   San Isidro   South Africa   699   100
  Alfa Laval Bolivia S.R.L.   Santa Cruz   Bolivia   69   100
  Alfa Laval S/A   Sao Paulo   Brazil       100
    Roston do Brasil Ltda   Sao Paulo   Brazil   5,249   100
  Alfa Laval S.A.C.I.   Santiago   Chile   2,735   100
  Alfa Laval S.A.   Bogota   Colombia   12,195   100
  Alfa Laval S.A.   Lima   Peru   4,346,832   100
  Alfa Laval Venezolana S.A.   Caracas   Venezuela   10,000   100
    Alfa Laval Oilfield C.A.   Caracas   Venezuela   203   81
  Alfa Laval Phe Co Ltd   Jiang Yin   China       100
  Alfa Laval Flow Equipment (Kunshan) Co Ltd   Jiangsu   China       100
  Alfa Laval (Shanghai) Technologies Co Ltd   Shanghai   China       100
  Alfa Laval Taiwan Ltd   Taipei   Taiwan   1,499,994   100
  Alfa Laval (Hongkong) Ltd   Hongkong   Hongkong   79,999   100
  Alfa Laval (China) Ltd   Hongkong   Hongkong   9,999   100
  PT Alfa Laval Separatama   Jakarta   Indonesia   1,000   80
  Alfa Laval Iran P.J.S. Co   Teheran   Iran   2,199   100
  Alfa Laval KK   Tokyo   Japan   1,200,000   100
  Alfa Laval Industry (PVT) Ltd   Lahore   Pakistan   119,110   100
  Alfa Laval Philippines Inc   Makati   Philippines   72,000   100
  Alfa Laval Singapore Pte Ltd   Singapore   Singapore   5,000,000   100
  Alfa Laval (Thailand) Ltd   Bangkok   Thailand   792,000   100
  Alfa Laval Middle East Ltd   Nicosia   Cyprus   40,000   100
  Alfa Laval NV SA   Brussels   Belgium   33,811   100
  Alfa Laval Slovakia S.R.O.   Bratislanva   Slovakia       1
  Cetetherm SR spol S.R.O.   Liptovsky Mikulas   Slovakia       15
  Alfa Laval Spol S.R.O.   Hradec Kralove   Czech Republic       20
  Cetetherm S.R.O.   Prague   Czech Republic       5
  Alfa Laval Denmark Holding A/S   Kolding   Denmark       100
    Alfa Laval LKM A/S   Kolding   Denmark   100,000   100
      Alfa Laval Nordic A/S   Rödovre   Denmark   1   100
        Alfa Laval Copenhagen A/S   Söborg   Denmark   1   100
        Alfa Laval Nakskov A/S   Nakskov   Denmark   1   100
  Alfa Laval Ltd   Sofia   Bulgaria   100   100
  Alfa Laval Nordic OY   Espoo   Finland   20,000   100
    Cetetherm OY   Tuusula   Finland   5,000   100
  Alfa Laval Nederland B.V.   Maarssen   Netherlands   10,000   100
    Alfa Laval B.V.   Maarssen   Netherlands   1,475   100
    Alfa Laval Merco B.V.   Hoofddorp   Netherlands   1,475   100
  Alfa Laval Holding A/S   Oslo   Norway   520,000   100
    Alfa Laval Nordic A/S   Oslo   Norway   10,000   100
  CTC Ronneby AB   Ronneby   Sweden   138,000   100
  Alfa Laval ExCell AB   Skogstorp   Sweden   2,500   100
  Alfa Laval Nordic AB   Tumba   Sweden   1,000   100
  Cetetherm AB   Ronneby   Sweden   20,000   100
  Alfa Laval Corporate AB   Lund   Sweden   13,920,000   100
    Alfa Laval Real Estate AB   Lund   Sweden   680,000   100
    Alfa Laval (India) Ltd   Poona   India   9,261,889   64.1
      Skansen Engineering & Consultancy Co Ltd   Poona   India   50,000   64.1
    Alfa Laval Korea Ltd   Seoul   South Korea   3,640,000   100
    Alfa Laval (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd   Shah Alam   Malaysia   10,000   100
    Mosgormash Alfa Laval Moloko   Moscow   Russia       55
    Alfa Laval Oilfield C.A.   Caracas   Venezuela   47   19
  Alfa Laval Treasury International AB   Lund   Sweden   50,000   100
  Alfa Laval Europe AB   Tumba   Sweden   500   100
  Alfa Laval Lund AB   Lund   Sweden   100   100
  Alfa Laval International Engineering AB   Tumba   Sweden   4,500   100
  Alfa Laval Tumba AB   Lund   Sweden   1,000   100
  Bitec Enterprise AG   Volketswil   Schweiz   86,935   88.8
  Alfa Laval Dis Ticaret Ltd Sti   Istanbul   Turkey   27,001,755   99
  OÜ Cetetherm   Tallinn   Estonia   100   100
  Alfa Laval SIA   Tallinn   Estonia   125   100
  SIA Cetetherm   Riga   Latvia   200   100
  Alfa Laval UAB Ltd   Vilnius   Lithuania   2,009   100
  UAB Cetetherm   Vilnius   Lithuania   100   100
  Alfa Laval Australia Pty Ltd   Homebush   Australia   2,088,076   100
    Alfa Laval Pty Ltd   Homebush   Australia   3,500,000   100
    Alfa Laval Hamilton Pty Ltd   Homebush   Australia   10,000   100
    Heat Transfer Pty Ltd   Homebush   Australia   15,000   100
    Alfa Laval Flow Pty Ltd   Mentone   Australia   3,500,000   100
  Alfa Laval New Zealand Ltd   Hamilton   New Zealand   1,000   100
Alfa Laval Holding BV   Maarssen   Netherlands   70,000,000   100
  Alfa Laval (Pty) Ltd   Isando   South Africa   2,000   100
  Alfa Laval Slovakia S.R.O.   Bratislava   Slovakia       99
  Cetetherm SR spol S.R.O.   Liptovsky Mikulas   Slovakia       85
  Alfa Laval Spol S.R.O.   Hradec Kralove   Czech Republic       80
  Cetetherm S.R.O.   Prague   Czech Republic       95
  Alfa Laval France SAS   Les Clayes   France   920,000   100
    Alfa Laval SAS   Les Clayes   France   560,000   100
      Alfa Laval Moatti SNC   Les Clayes   France   24,000   100
      Alfa Laval Spiral SNC   Nevers   France   79,999   100
    MCD SAS   Guny   France   71,300   100
    Alfa Laval Vicarb SA   Grenoble   France   200,000   100
      Canada Inc   Newmarket   Canada   480,000   100
        Alfa Laval Inc   Newmarket   Canada   481,600   32
      SCI du Companil   Grenoble   France   32,165   100
    Cetetherm SA   Lyon   France   150,000   100
  Cetetherm Wärrmetauschersysteme GmbH   Glinde   Germany       6
  Alfa Laval Holding GmbH   Glinde   Germany       100
    Alfa Laval GmbH   Wiener Neudorf   Austria       100
    Alfa Laval GmbH   Glinde   Germany   1   100
    Cetetherm Wärrmetauschersysteme GmbH   Glinde   Germany   3   94
    Cetetherm Wärrmetauschersysteme Glinde GmbH   Glinde   Germany   1   100
    Alfa Laval AG   Dietlikon   Schweiz   647   100
  Alfa Laval AEBE   Holargos   Greece   10,000   100
  Alfa Laval Kft   Budapest   Hungary   1   100
  Cetetherm Vicarb Hungary Kft   Budapest   Hungary       100
  Alfa Laval SpA   Monza   Italy   1,930,500   100
  Alfa Laval Polska Sp.z.o.o.   Warzaw   Poland   6,862   100
  Cetetherm Polska Sp.z.o.o.   Warzaw   Poland       100
  Wytwornia Separator Krakow Sp.z.o.o.   Krakow   Poland       100
  Alfa Laval (Portugal) Ltd   Linda-A-Velha   Portugal       1
  Alfa Laval SRL   Bucharest   Romania   61,435   100
  Alfa Laval Iberia SA   Madrid   Spain       100
    Alfa Laval (Portugal) Ltd   Linda-A-Velha   Portugal   1   99
  Alfa Laval Dis Ticaret Ltd Sti   Istanbul   Turkey   1   99
  Alfa Laval Holdings Ltd   Camberley   United Kingdom   28,107,000   100
    Alfa Laval 2000   Camberley   United Kingdom   28,106   100
      Alfa Laval Ltd   Camberley   United Kingdom   12,710,000   100
      Alfa Laval Finance Co Ltd   Camberley   United Kingdom   856,000   100
      Alfa Laval Oilfield Ltd   Aberdeen   United Kingdom   500,000   100
      Alfa Laval Flow Ltd   Sutton Coldfield   United Kingdom   100   100
      Alfa Laval Pumps Ltd   Eastbourne   United Kingdom   100   100
      Alfa Laval Thermal Ltd   Camberley   United Kingdom   1,000   100
      Alfa Laval Separation Ltd   Camberley   United Kingdom   375,000   100
      Rolls Laval Heat Exchangers Ltd   Wolverhampton   United Kingdom   5,000   50
  Alfa Laval USA inc   Kenosha   United States       100
    Alfa Laval US Holding Inc   Kenosha   United States   180   100
      Alfa Laval Inc   Kenosha   United States   44,000   100
        Tri-Lad Inc   Brantford   Canada   4,000   100
      Alfa Laval US Treasury Inc   Kenosha   United States   1,000   100
  AO Alfa Laval Potok   Koroljov   Russia   31,057,529   100
  OÜ Alfa Laval   Tallinn   Estonia   1   100


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