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DGAP-News: GEA Group Aktiengesellschaft
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GEA builds world's first carbon-neutral juice production facility for innocent - GEA manufacturing and refrigeration technology significantly reduces future energy consumption and carbon footprint at innocent's new juice production facility - New carbon-neutral factory in the Netherlands to produce up to 300 million liters of chilled juice drinks and smoothies each year - Smart GEA heat pump design wins gold at Heat Pump Awards 2021 Düsseldorf (Germany), November 1, 2021 - GEA Group AG, as key project partner, has provided innocent, Europe's leading smoothie and juice brand, with the process technology for the world's first carbon-neutral juice factory. The new factory in the Netherlands will lead the way for future plants in the food industry with a truly sustainable approach. Located at the Rotterdam Food Hub, the production facility is scheduled to open officially in spring 2022. In the new-build project, GEA is responsible for the process, refrigeration and heating technology. Early involvement in the design planning phase enabled the company to develop numerous innovative process changes that significantly help innocent on the path to reaching its climate goals. "The innocent project is an outstanding example of how we put our purpose of 'engineering for a better world' into practice," said GEA CEO Stefan Klebert. "Not only have we integrated the most resource-efficient technologies, we have also entirely rethought the processes as well as the heating and refrigeration systems. Together with innocent, we have pushed the envelope beyond standard beverage production practice." Energy supply and demand cycle "I take my hat off to GEA because they have been at our side every step of the way, helping us challenge conventional design approaches. All the little details add up to a great success," said Andy Joynson, Chief Blender (Site Director) at the new innocent plant. The new solutions implemented go far beyond conventional beverage production processes. "Food and beverage manufacturers can choose to base their future plant designs on our model. We want to inspire and support a broad-based transformation. In line with that, we are consciously inviting the industry to share in our findings-and at the same time to learn from our missteps and our successes."
About GEA GEA is listed in the German MDAX and the STOXX(R) Europe 600 Index and is also among the companies comprising the DAX 50 ESG and MSCI Global Sustainability Indices. If you do not want to receive any further information from GEA, please send an e-mail to . Contact: GEA Group Aktiengesellschaft Phone +49 (0)211 9136 1081 Fax +49 (0)211 9136 31087 gea.com Additional features: File:
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| Language: | English |
| Company: | GEA Group Aktiengesellschaft |
| Peter-Müller-Straße 12 | |
| 40468 Düsseldorf | |
| Germany | |
| Phone: | +49 (0)211 9136-0 |
| Fax: | +49 (0)211 9136-31087 |
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| ISIN: | DE0006602006 |
| WKN: | 660200 |
| Indices: | MDAX |
| Listed: | Regulated Market in Berlin, Dusseldorf, Frankfurt (Prime Standard), Hamburg, Munich; Regulated Unofficial Market in Hanover, Stuttgart, Tradegate Exchange |
| EQS News ID: | 1245000 |
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