Arla officially opened a new production plant at Pronsfeld dairy in Germany. The expansion is Arla’s largest dairy investment to date, and it is a key driver in meeting the growing global demand for sustainable, affordable, and nutritious dairy products.
Arla has invested EUR 190 million in the expansion of its dairy in Pronsfeld, Germany, to increase the production of primarily milk powder. Pronsfeld is Arla’s largest dairy, and the investment is the company’s largest single investment in a site. The expansion will support Arla’s international business’s expected annual branded volume growth of 5-7 percent in line with the company’s five-year Future26 strategy.
The Pronsfeld dairy expansion includes a production plant with a 51-meter-high drying tower that can process 685 million kilos of milk per year, producing around 90,000 tonnes of high-quality milk powder. Because of the nature of milk powder and its long shelf life, it is particularly suited to Arla’s international markets, where milk powder is an integral and important part of the local diet, particularly in fast-growing urban areas.
The construction of the manufacturing plant began in 2019. Today, Pronsfeld dairy employs 1000 people and exports dairy products to approximately 70 countries worldwide.
