Meat waste processing plant opened at SEZ “Alaguba”

On September 9 Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov took part in solemn launching of Russia’s first meat waste processing plant of Saria group (Germany) at SEZ “Alabuga”.

To the point, the foundation of the plant on production of animal protein “Saria Bio-Industries Volga” was laid at SEZ “Alabuga” in 2011 and became the first plant of Saria group in Russia. The new plant will process animal origin stuff to dispose it and obtain two main products – feeding meal and two types of animal protein (technical and feeding). The area of stuff gathering up to 1000 km will cover almost all territory of the Volga federal region.

The activity of the plant will contribute to environmental safety. Animal and poultry waste, that have never been disposed before and cause serious load for the ecology in the entire region, will be used as raw material.

The stuff will be collected into special containers at meat processing plants and further transported in compliance with veterinary and sanitary regulations.

The investment in the plant construction made 38 mln euros. The plant currently employs 150 people from Yelabuga, Naberezhny Chelny and other cities.

Tatarstan President thanked investors represented by Saria group and expressed his hope that all formalities regarding commissioning of the plant would be completed soon.

“I believe that this event is important for the republic. We will be able to completely change the attitude to animal waste disposal due to the plant. We have now got technologies, enterprise and jobs. I hope that the plant will operate properly and steadily,” Rustam Minnikhanov noted.

Head of supervisory board of Saria group Norbert Rethmann thanked Tatarstan President for support of the project and expressed his hope for its further development. “We hope that meat processing will be developing in Tatarstan and we have plans on its expansion,” Norbert Rethmann said.

Later on the same day, the honoured guests planted trees near the plant and looked around production facilities and special cars for waste collection.

Saria group operates in a range of sectors worldwide. The group’s companies manufacture quality products to be used in animal foodstuffs, aquaculture, agriculture and industry. Besides, Saria produces alternative types of fuel and provides services for farming and the food industry. The company owns more than 50 processing plants in Germany, France, Poland, Austria, the Czech Republic, Spain and Belarus, and employs more than 5000 people.