Fears for the future of North Cork Creameries' Kanturk plant
It is understood that a multi-million euro investment would be required to resolve the issue.
There are fears for the future of North Cork Creameries' milk processing facility in Kanturk, which employs up to 100 people.
The plant was last month ordered by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to stop discharging effluent from the site into the River Allow over ongoing non-compliances with Emission Limit Values.
With the effluent plant offline, North Cork Creameries can’t process at the site. It is understood that a multi-million euro investment would be required to resolve the issue.
There are now fears the plant could close, with up to 100 jobs at risk.
North Cork Creameries met with staff yesterday and is meeting with suppliers today to inform them of the situation. However, they have not initiated the formal process for redundancies yet.
The Carbery Group is currently processing some milk for North Cork Creameries. A possible agreement could see all milk from NCC processed by Carbery.
