The Seinäjoki plant in western Finland will be modernized over the next two years for an amount equivalent to more than half a billion DKK, as underlined in a Valio press release.

Valio writes in a press release that the company is ready to invest approximately € 70 million to modernize the production facility in Seinäjoki. The investments comprise the construction of a new washing centre for the powder factory, the modernization of the powder factory’s drying tower, and process overhaul, as well as the construction of a new regional laboratory facility at the Seinäjoki site. The investments are intended to boost the capacity of the production facility and improve operational and energy efficiency.

– The significant investments in the plant and regional laboratory operations will ensure Seinäjoki’s versatile production of fresh products, fats, and industrial powders well into the future and contribute to strengthening Valio’s profitability and employment capabilities in the Seinäjoki region, Jari Sivunen, Seinäjoki Plant Director underscores.

In 2023, the Seinäjoki plant received around 25 percent of Valio’s weighed-in milk. Three manufacturing facilities account for the production of powder, fat, and fresh products – a total of approx. 130 million kilos.

The factory is a significant employer regionally with a workforce of around 450.