Devro’s major investment to reduce CO₂ emissions

Devro has embarked on a £2.9 million (3.36 million EUR) capital investment project to reduce carbon emissions and increase productivity at its Scottish site in Moodiesburn, North Lanarkshire. The project will make Moodiesburn one of the most energy efficient and productive sites in the Devro group.

New heat pump technology
Devro Moodiesburn serves as a key production hub for casing, supporting high-capacity output for use in sausage manufacturing and meat processing applications. Installation of heat pump technology at the facility will help Devro to meet its ambition of achieving net zero by 2045, improve efficiency per employee and continue Devro’s commitment to safeguard high value jobs. By investing in multi-stage 600kWhth heat pumps, circulation pumps, heat exchangers and a thermal store, the company will recover and reuse heat generated by its manufacturing processes. This will significantly reduce the need for the site’s current gas fired boilers, leading to reductions in CO₂ emissions of 2,000 tonnes per year.
It will also drive efficiency improvement within manufacturing to enable growth in production capacity while ensuring Devro continues to meet its export ambitions. Stephen Campbell, operations director UK & NI at Devro, said: “This is another important step to creating an even more sustainable site in Moodiesburn.”

Role model for the division
Carbon management is not only a key area for Devro, but also of great importance to its sister companies Van Hessen and Bioiberica, which are jointly organized in the SARIA Food & Pharma division. An internal CO₂ price of €84/t CO₂ equivalent has been introduced for the entire division, which is in line with the Scope 1 & 2 reduction target of 25% for 2025 and the reduction target of 42% for 2030 for Devro and Bioiberica.
Muir Sneddon, sustainability director at SARIA Food & Pharma, said: “This groundbreaking project at Devro Moodiesburn will see the first 105-degree Celsius high temperature heat pump introduced to Scotland. I’m proud that Devro is leading the field with this technical innovation. It also sets the direction for all our business units within the division.”

Part of the holistic SARIA approach
Through numerous projects across the Group, SARIA is able to achieve a direct and tangible impact to conserve energy and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. This allows the SARIA Group to successfully participate in the global agenda to reduce carbon emissions to combat climate change. In the Ingredients & Energy division, the development of a renewable energy master plan is underway, with an expected completion date of 2025. This plan includes the supply of renewable electricity, both through the Greenhouse Gas Emissions Scope 2 in t CO 2 -eq 122,183 Scope 1 in t CO 2 -eq 854,146 implementation of onsite photovoltaic installations and a 100 % renewable energy supply roadmap for some category 3 rendering production installations. This project will start with the sites that have the highest potential to reduce GHG scope 2 emissions.