Danone to invest NZ$40M toward achieving 100% carbon neutrality of its South Island Nutricia spray drying plant
The plant processes raw milk sourced from 18 local farms into powder.
Danone, France, announced a NZ$40 million investment in its Nutricia spray drying plant in order to achieve carbon neutrality by 2021. This milestone will be driven primarily by the installation of a NZ$30 million state-of-the-art biomass boiler that will reduce the plant’s CO2 emissions by 20,000 tons per year.
Danone’s Nutricia spray drying plant is located at Balclutha, in the Otago region of the South Island. The plant processes raw milk sourced from 18 local farms into powder used as the base for production of infant milk formula brands, including Aptamil and Karicare.