Renner

Relat - Laticínios Renner

In April of 2008, Renner Herrmann S.A. announced a new investment, this time in the dairy industry: the industrial processing of the whey generated in the production of cheese, transforming it into powder and adding value to this product.

The company invested R$ 50 million in an industrial plant measuring 5,000 m² (53,820 sq. ft.), built on a lot that measures approximately 150,000 m² (161,460 sq. ft.), which will begin operations in the second half of 2010.

In many cases, the "raw" whey is dumped directly into rivers and other bodies of water, because currently there is not much use for this raw material, which ends up polluting the environment. The processing and industrialization of whey will help safeguard the environment while creating opportunities for cheese manufacturers to expand their production, which is currently limited by the difficulties in disposing of residues generated in their production processes. The whey powder, in addition to expanding the horizons for cheese manufacturers, also becomes an important and coveted raw material for the food industry, in the production of cookies, breads, pasta, nutritional supplements, animal feed, etc.

Currently, approximately 50% of the whey powder used in Brazil comes from other countries.

Location

The Relat - Laticínios Renner plant is located in the city of Estação, in the northern region of the state of Rio Grande do Sul, the epicenter of a large area of cheese manufacturers in the state, as well as in Santa Catarina and Paraná.

History

In April of 2008, Renner Herrmann S.A. announced a new investment, this time in the dairy industry. Relat, the largest producer of whey in Brazil, inaugurated its industrial plant in October of 2010, in Estação, RS.