North Cork Creameries temporarily halts production after EPA wasterwater order
North Cork Creameries has temporarily ceased production at its major dairy facility in Kanturk after the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a notice to suspend all discharges from its wastewater treatment plant into the River Allow over breaches in licence conditions. The farmer-owned co-operative is a relatively small player in the dairy processing market, exporting milk powder and butter as well as supplying the likes of Kerrygold. It has a processing capacity of close to 315 million litres of milk a year, works with around 100 farmer suppliers and employs around 100 people across its business. It has bumped up…
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