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Fencor Group’s Sheet Feeder Operation Set For Anaerobic Digester For Power ProductionUK sheet feeder CorrBoard, which is 12% owned by Fencor Packaging and of which Easypack/POP Displays is a part, has received planning permission to build a 500 kw anaerobic digester (AD) plant at its site in Scunthorpe — enough electricity to power 1,000 homes and generate heat for 500 homes. Once operational, the AD will produce 100 per cent of the company’s power needs and make CorrBoard one of the most environmentally efficient sheet feeder plants in Europe. Designs are currently being finalised for the £3.5 million plant and the development is planned to start later in 2016. The modular design of the AD plant will allow output to be increased as CorrBoard’s production expands.

The new AD will provide all the energy that the plant requires and will also feed excess energy back into the National Grid. The AD will use waste organic feedstock as fuel. The surrounding area is home to a large number of food processing companies and the waste from these companies will provide the 25,000 tonnes of raw material for the AD, thereby saving it from going to landfill. Organic fertiliser will be produced as a by-product of the AD and will be sold for use in the agricultural industry

"When the AD comes on stream, our environmental credentials will be as good as they can ever be. We are already one of the most up-to-date and most efficient corrugators in Europe and are 40 per cent more energy efficient than some older plants in the UK. Coupled with the way in which we utilise transport with pallet-less deliveries, CorrBoard’s carbon footprint is already

impressively low and significantly better than our competitors," said a company spokesperson.

A large proportion of the company’s gas requirement will also be generated by the AD plant to fuel the boiler for the Fosber corrugator. In addition, the residual heat generated will be used to pre-heat boiler water, further reducing energy consumption, and provide heat to the factory.

"Corrboard UK will be the UK’s first sheet feeder to be self-sufficient for its power needs; an incredibly powerful proposition given the ever increasing demands to reduce environmental impact," the company commented.