Fonterra unveils new Dutch plant

New Zealand-based Fonterra Co-operative Group has commissioned its new dairy ingredients plant in Heerenveen, in the north of the Netherlands.

The plant will produce 5,000 metric tonnes of whey protein and 25,000 metric tonnes of lactose annually. It will operate 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. About 50 staff work at the site. A-Ware Food Group’s adjacent cheese plant was also recently commissioned on schedule.

Fonterra chief executive Theo Spierings said: “The new plant further strengthens our ability to deliver high-quality, advanced dairy nutrition that meets the needs of our priority markets and global customers.