HKScan expects poultry demand to rise in Finland
A new slaughtering line for poultry was installed by HKScand at its Rauma plant in Finland as the company expects demand for this type of meat to increase in the domestic market. The company invested about €6 million in this capacity expansion and expects results to be seen starting this year. In the investment, the whole first part of the production process at Rauma poultry unit in Finland has been renewed. The processing capacity of the unit’s slaughter line will increase with the investment by some 20% and raw material yield by some 10%. In addition, the investment will significantly reduce the consumption of utilities, such as water and district heating. This is one step towards HKScan’s target of carbon-neutral food production in line with the company’s Zero Carbon climate plan.
“The new slaughter line was installed in stages during the early part of the year. The biggest changes were completed in recent weeks. Installation work proceeded as planned despite the additional challenges posed by the Covid-19 pandemic. Thanks to careful planning and our top professionals throughout the chain, the unit’s service level remained good during the installation work. After the equipment installations, we will continue to develop the unit’s productivity and striking power,” says Jari Leija, HKScan’s EVP Business Unit Finland.
HKScan’s Rauma unit delivers almost half of the poultry products in Finland. The unit’s service level and efficiency developed almost as planned in 2020, which improved the result of HKScan's poultry business in Finland. The target level has not yet been achieved. The investment now implemented enables the further development of the unit’s productivity and efficiency.
“Poultry products play a key role in driving growth in line with HKScan’s strategy. HKScan is the second-largest poultry company in its Baltic Sea region home markets. In 2020, our poultry product sales increased by over 12% and as a poultry product producer, we are the market leader in Finland, Estonia and Denmark. In Finland, we anticipate the demand for Kariniemen poultry products to continue strong also in the future,” says HKScan’s CEO Tero Hemmila.
The new investment enables the unit to significantly improve its raw material yield, productivity and operational reliability. With the investment, the company responds to the strong growth in demand for responsibly produced Kariniemen poultry products.
Kariniemen chickens grow on HKScan’s contract farms in Satakunta and Southwest Finland. Thanks to this contract farming, poultry meat used in Kariniemen products is 100% Finnish.
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