Sustainability
21st.Bio opens a more sustainable avenue for dairy protein production
Global bioproduction company 21st.Bio has announced it is granting access to its precision fermentation technology platform to ingredient manufacturers enabling the production of dairy proteins.
Fonterra to install its first electrode boiler at Edendale to reduce emissions
In its next step to get out of coal, Fonterra has announced it will install a 20-megawatt electrode boiler at its Edendale site in Southland.
Volpack launches photovoltaic installation for sustainability
In addition to specializing in the development of automatic machines and systems for flexible packaging, Volpak is taking a leap towards sustainability through the implementation of an innovative photovoltaic generator field at its facility.
Heat pumps and infant formula
The news that Nestlé is doubling its infant formula capacity while employing heat pumps and other environmental processes to reduce its carbon emissions in the Netherlands is a good news story on all fronts.
Clean Energy begins producing renewable natural gas at latest project
The 6,500-cow dairy farm is expected to supply 1.66 million gallons of negative carbon-intensity RNG annually to the transportation market when at full capacity.
Trending in 2024
The Global Dairy Platform, as part of the Pathways to Dairy Net Zero, will offer on 17 January the first quarterly webinar of 2024, which will focus on the potential of animal nutrition to lower dairy’s environmental footprint.
From recyclability to circularity with NextCycle IML
Continuous packaging improvement: from partially recyclable to fully recyclable and RecyClass B-score.
A tougher emissions directive
Dairy should keep a focus on the EU’s proposed industrial emissions directive as it may impact the sector, Keith Nuthall report
Emmi opens a new cheese conversion facility in the US
In Stoughton, Wisconsin, the US subsidiary Emmi Roth recently opened a facility for the sustainable conversion and packaging of cheese.
Speeding up sustainability
The battle for milk will be global, and Gen Z will call the shots on sustainability, but dairy is ahead of other sectors, according to industry experts
Amcor and La Fromagerie Milleret together
Laura Delapeyronnie, marketing manager dairy at Amcor, explains to Dairy Industries International about the venture between the packager and cheese maker La Fromagerie Milleret.
Your vote counts
The year 2024 promises to be quite an election year, with many countries off to the ballot box. I hope the voters choose politicians who will do the longer-term thinking that is required now, both for their countries and for the planet.
ofi wins at FiEurope
ofi’s Carbon Scenario Planner (CSP), a new digital tool developed to help food and beverage manufacturers model the impact of different scenarios for reducing greenhouse gas emissions has won the 2023 Sustainability Innovation Award at Food Ingredients Europe in Frankfurt.
Südpack expands SPQ to include rotogravure printing
The new system reduces ink and solvent consumption while simultaneously optimizing print quality – with its innovative SPQ technology for flexo printing, Südpack already offers potential carbon savings for package printing.