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| Kawerau industrial site (Courtesy Ngati Tuwharetoa Geothermal Assets) |
New Zealand's second Māori-owned dairy plant project is on track to start producing in July.
Poutama Trust chief executive Richard Jones told Dairy News that export grade products like organic whole milk powder, milk protein concentrates and butter will be produced at the plant.
The plant, located at the foot of Pūtauaki, a volcanic cone in the Te Moana o Toi region, will be geothermal powered. The combination of a focus on the people, land and customers will give Kawerau Dairy a point of difference and enable it to be a value-add niche producer rather than a commodity seller.
From the Global Geothermal News archives:
- Wednesday, February 7, 2018 - New Zealand: Geothermal to Power Milk Processing Plant in Kawerau
- Thursday, April 6, 2017 - New Zealand: Geothermal-Powered Dairy to Open in Kawerau