GEA partners with Unilever to improve sustainability on dairy farms
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Reducing GHG emissions in dairy farming GEA partners with Unilever to improve sustainability on dairy farms
Duesseldorf (Germany), August 31, 2023 – GEA and Unilever are joining forces to reduce greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) in dairy farming by installing GEA’s new manure enricher solution ProManure E2950. During the initial phase of the partnership, GEA will install four units on Dutch farms that supply milk to Unilever. Over a one-year period, the data of these systems will be analyzed to measure their impact on Unilever’s carbon footprint. Thus, Unilever and GEA will assess and scale up the potential of the system to significantly reduce GHG emissions throughout the milk production process, improving Unilever's sustainability along its value chain. A cooperation to generate value for farmers The GEA manure enricher enables dairy farms to produce environmentally friendly organic fertilizer locally on their farms just with their livestock slurry, air and electricity. Through innovative plasma technology, nitrogen from the air is added into the manure. At the same time, the manure enricher technology utilizes all available nutrients on the farm by reducing ammonia losses, that typically occur during storage and field application, by up to 95 percent. All nutrients including increased nitrogen is available to the plants in a targeted and immediate manner. Thus, plant growth is supported, and the crop yield can be increased by up to 40% compared to untreated manure. Moreover, methane emissions from manure storage are eliminated during the process. All these effects can reduce a farm's overall carbon footprint by up to 30 percent. “At Unilever we are convinced that technology and innovation is key to decarbonize the dairy industry“, says Eric Soubeiran, Managing Director - Climate and Nature Fund at Unilever. This partnership between four dairy farmers of our supplier CONO Kaasmakers, Unilever and GEA is a good illustration of creating a circular farm management system. By implementing this technology, we are deploying our regenerative strategy and support significant reduction of the carbon footprint of our dairy ingredients. This ultimately provides more sustainable products for our consumers.” “An important part of our Next Generation Farming philosophy is to empower dairy farmers around the world to sustainably future-proof their operations in times of tight margins, environmental regulations and increasing complexity. And at the end of the day to produce milk and food more climate-friendly. Therefore, we are very pleased that Unilever has chosen GEA as partner, as this is an important endorsement for our innovative solutions,” says Peter Lauwers, CEO of GEA Farm Technologies. “As one of the world's largest system suppliers for the food industry and frontrunner for sustainable change, we will put all our efforts together with Unilever on this manure enricher solution to promote circular farming.”
NOTES TO THE EDITORS
GEA is one of the world's largest system suppliers for the food, beverage and pharmaceutical industries. Founded in 1881, the internationally active technology group focuses on machines and plants as well as sophisticated process technology, components and comprehensive services. With more than 18,000 employees in five divisions and 62 countries, the Group generated sales of over EUR 5.1 billion in fiscal 2022. GEA's plants, processes and components improve the efficiency and sustainability of production processes worldwide. They contribute significantly to reducing CO2 emissions, the use of plastics and food waste. In this way, GEA is making a decisive contribution on the way to a sustainable future, in line with the company's mission statement: "Engineering for a better world". GEA is listed in the German MDAX and the STOXX® Europe 600 Index and is one of the companies that make up the DAX 50 ESG, Dow Jones Sustainability Europe and MSCI Global Sustainability indices. For more information, visit gea.com. If you do not wish to receive further communications from GEA, please email pr@gea.com. About Climate & Nature Fund of Unilever This pilot is supported by Unilevers’ Climate & Nature Fund which is a commitment to invest €1 billion by 2030 in meaningful climate, nature, and resource efficiency projects, to transform the way our products are made and reach end of life. It is an initiative powered by Unilever’s well-known brands, such as Knorr, Dove, and Ben & Jerry’s, to drive value creation while having a positive impact on the planet. End of Media Release Issuer: GEA Group Aktiengesellschaft Key word(s): Environment
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