Lantmännen recycles waste bread in Finland
A new recycling plant has been opened in Kotka, Finland, that will process waste bread into ethanol, animal feed and carbonic acid. The recycling process creates great benefits for the climate.
Lantmännen Agroetanol’s biorefinery in Norrköping, Sweden, refines grain from Swedish farms together with waste products from Lantmännen’s bakeries. Old hot dog and burger buns are recycled in the facility and processed into sustainable biofuel - with up to 95 percent less CO2 emissions - protein rich feed and carbonic acid. A similar plant is now being opened in Kotka in Finland, that will collect waste bread for further processing.
“Our production of ethanol, feed and carbonic acid in Norrköping closes the loop, creating a circular business model for grain with great climate benefits,” says Magnus Kagevik, Head of the Energy Sector at Lantmännen.
As of today Lantmännen is the only large scale producer of climate smart ethanol in the Nordic countries.
“Lantmännen is making large investments within the energy sector. This is not only about offering sustainable products, but also about using environmentally friendly processes, such as utilising waste from our own manufacturing processes and recycling this waste in our production. Lantmännen Agroetanol is a good example of what a biobased circular economy looks like in practice,” says Kagevik.
The recycling plant in Kotka was officially opened on November the 1st with representatives from Lantmännen and baking company Vaasan, part of the Lantmännen Group, and Finnish business partners.
For more information, please contact:
Magnus Kagevik, Head of the Energy Sector at Lantmännen
Tel: +46 (0)724 52 63 83
Email: magnus.kagevik@lantmannen.com
Lantmännen Press Office
Tel: +46 10 556 88 00
Email: press@lantmannen.com
About Lantmännen
Lantmännen is an agricultural cooperative and Northern Europe’s leader in agriculture, machinery, bioenergy and food products. Owned by 25,000 Swedish farmers, we have 10,000 employees, operations in over 20 countries and an annual turnover of EUR 4 billion (SEK 40 billion). With grain at the heart of our operations, we refine arable land resources to make farming thrive. Some of our best-known food brands are AXA, Bonjour, Kungsörnen, GoGreen, Gooh, FINN CRISP, Schulstad and Vaasan. Our company is founded on the knowledge and values acquired through generations of farmers. With research, development and operations throughout the value chain, together we take responsibility from field to fork. For more information: lantmannen.com/en.
