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Important to us<\/strong><\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n \n

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Tasty cheese starts with milk of impeccable quality. And employees who enjoy their work and understand that making cheese is still a craft. Despite the large scale of our production locations.<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n \n <\/div>\n\n <\/section>\n\n\n

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Safety<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/h2>\n

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Safety in the workplace is priority number one, two and three. This includes both ensuring safety for our employees, and creating awareness among colleagues around this issue.<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n \n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n

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TIGER<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/h2>\n

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From the DMK Group we have a TIGER value<\/a> for safety: ‘Working without accidents is the goal of safety at work. The health of our employees is an important building block for the success of the company. We continuously improve the work environment and actively promote safety awareness in the DMK Group. You can only be successful if you work safely.’<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n \n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n

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Sustainability<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/h2>\n

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As part of DMK, DOC Kaas B.V. is aware of the vulnerability of the environment and actively contributes to making the production of cheese more sustainable. Our goal is to make sustainability the core of our actions throughout the entire value chain. This is part of our Mission 2030.<\/p>\n

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Energy<\/h4>\n

DOC Kaas B.V. has its own power plant at the Zuivelpark. By using a combined heat and power (CHP) plant, steam (heat) and electricity (power) are produced simultaneously. We have two gas turbines, with the second serving as a back-up.<\/p>\n

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The gas turbine generates electricity from natural gas, whereby the hot air produced by the turbine is blown into a steam boiler. The water in this boiler is then converted into steam. The overall efficiency of the CHP plant (electricity + heat) from natural gas is \u00b190%, while the efficiency of regular power plants in the Netherlands on average is 55%.<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n \n \n <\/div>\n\n <\/section>\n\n\n

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Water treatment<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/h2>\n

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Together with our \u2018neighbour\u2019 wheyco, which processes the whey, we aim to maximise water reuse. This occurs at multiple places within our production process. For example, we extract water from the whey expelled from the milk during cheesemaking. This water (referred to as condensate) is converted into cleaner process water with the help of a machine and is then reused within the cheese and whey factories. Recycling water also results in a reduction of wastewater; a sustainable win-win situation in other words.<\/p>\n

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In addition, the water recycling process also has a positive effect on energy consumption. Its water network enables DOC Kaas to load water at different temperatures into separate water tanks. By using hot water (instead of natural gas) for heating production flows, and cold water for cooling, DOC Kaas consumes less energy.<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n \n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n

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We are electrifying the Alteveerstraat and Zuivelpark production sites, thus reducing our dependence on fossil fuels. The production of cheese requires energy and we are increasingly using renewable sources for this purpose.<\/p>\n

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In addition, we are affiliated with the Dutch Sustainable Dairy Chain<\/a> sector organisation and are committed to their sustainability objectives. We use these objectives as the starting point for our sustainability strategy. For example, at DOC Kaas B.V. we are working on various initiatives, such as identifying our CO2<\/sub> emissions and measuring the effect of our measures.<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n \n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n

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Whey processing<\/strong><\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n \n

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Whey is expelled during cheese production. This whey is processed by wheyco and is then used to produce other finished products. The DOC Kaas B.V. and wheyco production facilities are \u2018neighbours\u2019 and are located a stone\u2019s throw away from each other at Zuivelpark in Hoogeveen.<\/p>\n

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Each hour 120,000 litres of whey flow through the pipelines from our factory to the wheyco factory. Here the whey is processed into whey protein concentrate (WPC) and whey permeate. The supply of milk, the production of cheese and the processing of whey consequently takes place at a single location. This provides for a sustainable and cost-efficient process, because it eliminates transport between the two factories at Zuivelpark.<\/p>\n

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The water recycling process also has a beneficial effect on energy consumption. Thanks to our water network, we can load water of different temperatures into separate water tanks. By using water from the combined heat and power plant (instead of natural gas) for heating and cooling, we also use a cleaner source of energy.<\/p>\n

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On an annual basis, this recycling process saves approximately 800 million liters of water. Just imagine: this is equivalent to a row of water-filled tankers from Groningen to Maastricht, bumper to bumper!<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n \n \n <\/div>\n\n <\/section>\n\n\n

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Waste<\/strong><\/p>\n\n <\/h2>\n

We are actively working on waste separation and are trying to optimize this further. The office and production waste, for example, is removed and processed by a specialized waste processing company. Waste during the production process is recycled or processed in various ways. The residual brine water (from the brine bath), for example, is used to keep the North Water salt water purification plant in Delfzijl<\/a> running.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \n

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