Last week , Pindstrup – a supplier of produce media for the horticultural manufacture – opened a wood fibre plant at its factory in Kongerslev , Denmark . At the opening night ceremony , a commemorative brass was unveiled by the Mayor of Aalborg , Lasse Frimand Jensen , and Pindstrup CEO René Gjerding .
This € 4 million investment marks an significant stair in Pindstrup ’s modulation towards a more sustainable future . The company is actively working to reduce the CO2 footprint of its rise medium by supersede peat with renewable and circular raw materials .
chief executive officer René Gjerding stated : " For decennium , Pindstrup has contain wood fiber into its growing media and has been get it at our factories in Northern Ireland and Latvia . We are pleased to now bestow wood fiber output to our factory in Denmark , using locally sourced , PEFC - certify wood microchip . The plant runs on renewable free energy , further reducing our CO2 footprint . " He added : " This investment also highlights the grandness of the Danish market for Pindstrup . While we are a global company help customer in 100 country , Denmark remain our foundation and point of departure for future enlargement . "
Mayor of Aalborg , Lasse Frimand Jensen ( to the left ) and CEO René Gjerding ( to the right ) unveiled a commemorative plaque .
The development of peat - reduce and peat - costless growing media is carried out internally in the company as well as in research projects , such as the BioSubstrate project . This initiative convey together the University of Aarhus , the Danish Technological Institute , provider , and customers to prepare and test new growing sensitive mixture that equalise the execution of traditional peat - based products .
From the left : Mayor of Aalborg Lasse Frimand Jensen , Site Manager Niels Plough Johansen , CEO René Gjerding
Pindstrup ’s goal is for 40 % of its total raw material foot to consist of peat alternatives by 2028 , with Mrs. Henry Wood fiber playing a major use . In 2024 , this trope was 31 % . The new plant will importantly chip in to reducing peat use , and in addition to this investment , Pindstrup will also inflate its wood character yield in Northern Ireland this year – bringing the entire investment to € 8.5 million . extra wood fiber plant at Pindstrup ’s other manufactory are being contrive .
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