Deep Grain Processing Plant

The Agrokoncerno group of companies plans to implement a project worth more than EUR 3 million in the Šiauliai district of Kuršėnai. The Agrokoncernas GDP will build one of Europe’s most modern deep-grain processing plants on the site of the former Pavenčiai sugar factory. It is expected to take around five years to build.

This is a project of national importance, which will make Kuršėnai the economic heart of the whole Šiauliai region. Around 300 jobs would be created to service the plant, half of which would be for highly skilled professionals.

This project is being carried out with experienced partners who ensure the quality of the equipment and the safety of the processes. The plant will operate continuously, but all its processes will be closed. Its construction process includes a comprehensive Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA), which aims to ensure that the plant’s processes are as safe and friendly to the environment and people as possible.

The plant will be based on the circular economy, which means that it will operate without waste. Around 500,000 tonnes of wheat are to be processed per year. The two main products will be starch and gluten. One of the by-products of production, bioethanol, will be used as biofuel.

The circular production process will end with biofertilisers. They are used to fertilise soils, increase soil fertility and the amount of organic matter in the soil, and stimulate soil microbiological activity.

A waste water treatment plant will be built on the site to treat all waste water from the production process. In order to reduce CO2 emissions, most of the raw materials and products will be transported by rail.

To power the production processes, part of the electricity will come from combined heat and power co-generation plants located on the site, while the rest will come from solar power plants and wind turbines. This strategy will help tackle the energy crisis, which is particularly challenging at the moment and which affects the whole country.

It is estimated that the project could generate an annual turnover of around €300 million and a wage bill of up to €10 million annually. This means that not only would the standard of living in the region rise, but Kuršėnai itself would also develop.