Atria will start planning an investment programme related to the production of convenience food at the Nurmo production plant. The investments included in the plan would modernize Atria's convenience food production in Nurmo and make it more energy efficient. The investment programme would include heat production models of a new technology and more efficient ways to manage the energy mix.

The aim is to create a model for the carbon-neutral factory concept of the future. For modernisation and energy efficiency investments, Atria is applying for clean transition investment support from Business Finland.

The planning of the investment programme also includes, as a separate and independent part, possible investments in the expansion of the production of convenience food and the production of new innovative convenience food solutions.

According to preliminary estimates, the total cost of the investment programme would be around EUR 60 – 90 million, if realised. Decisions on the content and the final cost estimate of the programme, as well as its other financial impacts, will be determined as the final result of the planning to be launched by the end of 2025.

"The planned investment programme would be in line with Atria's strategy to invest in convenience food and be a pioneer in responsible food production. A modernized convenience food factory would enable a completely new kind of carbon-neutral food production. The full-scale plant would be a significant step towards Atria's carbon-neutral food chain”, says Mika Ala-Fossi, Executive Vice President of Atria Finland.

For further information, please contact Mika Ala-Fossi, Executive Vice President, Atria Finland Ltd, tel. +358 40 831 0342, mika.ala-fossi@atria.com