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DAIRY FARMING

SIG supports Enazaha’s capacity expansion in

Mauritania to accelerate local dairy production
SIG, a leading systems and solutions strates how flexible filling solutions
provider for aseptic packaging, is can support market growth while re-
strengthening local dairy production ducing dependency on imported dairy
in Mauritania through its collaboration products.”
with Enazaha, a leading Mauritanian “This expansion is a key milestone in
agri-food group active in dairy produc- our growth strategy,” said Mohamed
tion and distribution.
Haye Babacar, General Manager at
The latest capacity expansion sup- Enazaha. “With SIG’s technology, we
ports Enazaha’s growth while contrib- are increasing our production capacity,
uting to reduced reliance on imported broad range of consumption occasions diversifying our portfolio, and reinforc-
dairy products. from on-the-go portions to family-size ing our ability to serve the Mauritanian
formats. market with high-quality dairy prod-
As part of this investment, Enazaha
has installed a third SIG aseptic fill- The successful commissioning of the ucts.”
ing line, the SIG Slimline 12 Aseptic, new line reflects strong collaboration By expanding its production footprint,
to fill 1L and 500ml cartons. The new between SIG’s technical and commer- Enazaha is better positioned to cap-
line complements the company’s ex- cial teams and Enazaha, ensuring effi- ture demand across multiple segments
isting setup, which includes another cient execution and rapid ramp-up of while improving scalability for future
SIG Slimline 12 Aseptic and one SIG production. growth. Increasing local production
Small 12 Aseptic filling line, which “At SIG, we are committed to enabling across key formats strengthens sup-
Enazaha uses to fill milk and flavored our customers to scale efficiently and ply chain resilience, reduces reliance
milk into SIG SmallBloc 200ml aseptic strengthen local production capabili- on imported dairy products, and limits
cartons. With this expanded configu- ties,” said Abdelghany Eladib, Presi- exposure to foreign exchange volatili-
ration, Enazaha significantly enhanc- dent & General Manager IMEA at SIG. ty, ultimately supporting national food
es its production capacity, covering a “Our partnership with Enazaha demon- security objectives. Circle 13 on enquiry card

Innovation Investment Round Backs The Development

Of Two Potential Methane-Reducing Tools
The Ag Emissions Centre and AgriZ- to working closely with our partners
eroNZ are supporting US-based start- over the next two years.”
up Altraea and the Bioeconomy Sci- ‘Recombinant protein supplements
ence Institute (BSI) to accelerate their to reduce enteric methane’ – Bioeco-
projects from scientific discovery to nomy Science Institute
practical emissions reduction tools.
The Climate Change and Forage In-
Each project has received a $1 mil- novations team at BSI is aiming to de-
lion boost after applying for the annu- velop methane-reducing proteins that
al Innovation Investment Round, run tion-based solution that integrates into would get added to supplementary
in partnership by the Ag Emissions existing feed systems and delivers livestock feed.
Centre and AgriZeroNZ, which helps strong economic and environmental
accelerate the development of practi- benefits. These proteins, called nanobodies,
cal emissions reduction tools for New are small, stable proteins that contin-
Zealand farmers. Altraea founder, Dr. George Ruden- ue working in the rumen environment.
ko, says the funding boost will help By linking several nanobodies togeth-
‘Methane into milk: Microalgae advance candidate discovery and val- er, researchers aim to target multiple
feed for climate and productivity’ – idation toward scalable solutions. methane-producing microbes at the
Altraea
“We're grateful to AgriZeroNZ and same time, making them less able to
Altraea, in partnership with New Zea- the Ag Emissions Centre for support- generate methane.
land scientists from BSI, is developing ing this collaborative effort. Bringing The team is currently identifying and
a microalgae-based feed additive.
together Altraea's microalgae technol- selecting the most effective nanobod-
Altraea is seeking to engineer mi- ogy with the expertise of BSI creates a ies. Once the best candidates have
croalgae in a way that, when fed to ru- unique opportunity to accelerate the been found, they can be produced at
minants, reduces methane emissions discovery and validation of scalable large scale using precision fermenta-
while also improving productivity by methane solutions that benefit both tion, a well-established manufactur-
redirecting the energy normally lost farmers and the environment. “We're ing process used worldwide to make
in methane production. The company excited to be part of New Zealand's in- products such as health supplements
aims to develop a scalable, fermenta- novation ecosystem and look forward and medicines. Circle 14 on enquiry card
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