DuPont builds facility for cultures

DuPont Nutrition & Health (Danisco Deutschland GmbH) laid the foundation for a new deep-freeze warehouse at its site in Niebüll, Germany on 12 March 2018. This is part of a joint project with the company’s site in Epernon (France) to secure additional capacity in cultures with applications in the yogurt and cheese processing. The project leverages the existing fermentation capacity at the Epernon facility.

“The investment of around 7 million Euros ($8.6 million) forms part of the previously announced $60 million expansion plan for European cultures plants. We count on a combination of local planners and regional specialist companies to realize this important plant extension, building upon the overall logistics of the plant,” says Reinhold Sand, site manager Danisco Deutschland GmbH.

The warehouse will be run at a temperature of minus 55 degrees Centigrade. “The cold storage cell will be equipped with a new, very energy efficient insulating panel and due to this, the new cooling system will on average run significantly less per day, which reduces energy use,” adds Michael Paulsen, plant manager Danisco Deutschland GmbH.

A heat recovery system will be integrated into the refrigeration technology.

Paulsen adds, “In the new storage there will be ports with different temperature zones as well as a semi-automated transport system to load and unload a freight elevator, that ensures the material transport from the ground to the upper floor.”

A two-story building with 300sqm floor space at each level will be in front of the new deep-freeze warehouse to be completed and operational by Q4 2018. It will include logistics, building technology, office work places, switch rooms as well as social rooms for the employees working at the logistic center.

DuPont exports to global markets. In Southeast Asia, the company’s headquarters are in Singapore, while in the Middle East, DuPont Sustainable Solutions is located in Abu Dhabi, UAE.

Other news from DuPont: