Fazer is building a plant to produce xylitol from oat hulls in Finland



Type of post: NEWS IN BRIEF.

Fazer (international family-owned company offering quality bakery, confectionery, biscuit and grain products, plant-based meals, non-dairy products, on-the-go food and drinks as well as food and café services) is investing in an innovative facility that will be an excellent example of a circular bioeconomy solution. In Fazer's oat milling process, a substantial amount of hulls is currently diverted as a side stream for energy production. Nevertheless, the hulls contain valuable xylose that will be used to produce xylitol at the new plant.

Figure 1. Oat hulls will be the feedstock to produce xylitol in the new facility of Fazer

Location
Next to Fazer's oat mill on the Lahti site (Finland)
Cost
40 M€.
Feedstock
Oat hulls.
Products
Many forms of xylitol: food, cosmetics and pharmaceutical grades.
Employment effect
It will create 30 new jobs at Fazer in Lahti and also indirectly employ people.
Timeline
Works at the Fazer site started in February 2019.
The major investment will take place in 2019-2020.
The company plans to expand the xylitol production to its mill in Sweden.

The investment will strengthen Fazer's position as a forerunner in value added grain-based products. The xylitol market is expected to grow and Fazer targets Northern Europe and beyond with this plant-based raw material of Finnish origin. Furthermore, xylitol is an important ingredient for Fazer's confectionery business (it is the only company producing chewing gum in Finland).

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