GEA to supply technology for new alternative protein plant
Novozymes has selected GEA technology to produce plant-based proteins at a new facility in Nebraska, USA.
GEA will construct the process systems, which include membrane filters, mixers, homogenizers, heat exchangers, pasteurizers and UHT units, cleaning and filling systems as well as the pump and valve technology.
Installation will start mid-2022, with the new factory expected to be completed towards the end of 2023.
“The demand for foods that have a demonstrably lower environmental footprint than conventionally produced products is growing enormously,” said GEA CEO Stefan Klebert. “With our technologies and experience in scaling industrial applications, GEA is ideally positioned to serve the new food market and thus contribute to our corporate purpose of ‘engineering for a better world’.”
