Valio introduces Finland’s first biogas-fueled milk collection truck – milk deliveries to run on biogas produced from waste
Gasum and Valio are launching cooperation as Valio introduces a biogas-fueled tractor unit in the collection of organic Valio Luomu™ milk in February 2019. The vehicle running on biogas is part of Valio’s objective to make the milk production chain entirely carbon neutral. Valio is implementing the circular economy in practice when supplying waste fractions from its production process for biogas production.From February onwards, a total of 10% of all organic Valio Luomu™ milk will be collected using a biogas-fueled Volvo LBG 460 vehicle. Valio aims for a carbon-neutral milk chain and the
The Finnish dairy manufacturer Valio’s first biogas-fueled delivery vehicle was taken into service in the Helsinki Metropolitan Area in September. Valio also takes part in biogas production by supplying waste generated in food production to Gasum’s biogas plants.For many years, Valio has been testing a variety of vehicles using environmentally friendly fuels. The biogas pilot started this autumn was inspired by Valio’s circular economy thinking where the aim is to recover the waste generated in dairy production. In addition to taking part in biogas production, Valio is also introducing a