In the new tower, a fully automated production process will be in operation, combining extrusion, texturization, wet defibering and hydrothermal product refinement. The Hamburg-based company invested millions of Euros over the past three years in constructing Tower III and expanding its capacity for plant-based ingredients. The new production tower will support GoodMills’ focus on the texturization of plant-based proteins for use in vegetarian and vegan products.
Katharina Haack, Head of Marketing Communications at GoodMills Innovation, says: “Plant-based nutrition is a building block towards a more sustainable future. And this is where we want to make a major contribution. Our raw materials enable manufacturers to produce high-quality meat and fish alternatives on an industrial scale, all of which are convincing in terms of taste, sensory properties and nutritional physiology. Only in this way can plant-based products gain an even greater market share.”
After three years of construction, the new facilities – encompassing 2,500m2 of production space – now spread over seven levels (42m high) have the green light to operate. As Tower III is located on a navigable branch of the Elbe River, GoodMills Innovation has direct access to grinding and specialty mill products from the Group’s sister company, Aurora Mühle Hamburg, as well as seaport access.
The construction is sustainable om terms of energy, building materials and project partners, the company underlines: “Fossil fuels were completely dispensed with, and particularly energy-efficient machinery, equipment and processes were implemented. With these measures, savings of up to 40% can be achieved compared to conventional technology.”
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