A European group of companies - Saria Bio-Industries AG & Co. KG

Full remodelling of the
Illzach plant (Mulhouse)
13 million euros invested
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Come to Illzach (a suburb of Mulhouse)
and you will find a category 3
facility that has been completely remodelled
in recent years. There is no
trace of the old, red painted halls and
offices. Instead a new factory has
emerged that processes some 80,000
tonnes of slaughter by-products every
year.
The catchment areas for the Illzach
branch are very broad: Via the St.
Denis transfer centre (Paris), some
450 tonnes a week from the Greater
Paris area are distributed to branches
at Bayet, Issé, Lisieux and Mulhouse.
Due to the favourable geographic
location, our own collection vehicles
bring 550 tonnes a week to Illzach
for processing from the départements
of Alsace, Moselle, Meurthe et
Moselle, Vosges and Belfort. Approx.
350 tonnes per week come from Germany
and around 550 tonnes from
Switzerland.
Significant conversion work and new
construction was carried out in 2002
and 2003, including investment in
new machinery and plant. Total
investment amounted to 13 million
euros.
The hall where raw materials are
accepted, the sterilisation hall and
the meal grinding facility are new, as
are the meal store, loading area, biofilter
and boiler plants.
The air purification equipment alone
swallowed 650,000 euros’ worth of
investment. Specifically, the biofilter
fitted here was fully enclosed to
enhance the appearance of the new
site. Facilities for pretreating wastewater
also involved major cost.
Overall, however, these environmental
measures have helped significantly
improve our image among our
neighbours.
Following on from these major
investments, further improvements
were made to existing equipment.
For example, in early 2006 the furnace
burners were converted to run
on category 1 animal fats, and in
2007 three more large fat tanks were
installed, each with a capacity of
56,000 litres.
Further improvements are anticipated
at this site in the near future,
although none will involve major
investment. The main focus at
present is on modernising the St.
Denis transfer centre with which
Mulhouse is linked.
● Gérard Brice
Gérard Brice,
Plant Director Illzach
As a result, on average 1,550 tonnes
are processed here every week.
The resulting products are bonemeal
(category 3) and animals fats which
are used in the German oleochemical
industry, as well as in smaller quantities
in biodiesel production.
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