Tate & Lyle celebrates completion of major energy efficient project in Tennessee
Tate & Lyle PLC (“Tate & Lyle”), a global provider of speciality food ingredients and solutions, welcomed local dignitaries, employees and other guests to a ceremony to celebrate the formal opening of its new co-generation plant at its corn wet milling facility in Loudon, Tennessee.
The new natural gas-fired combined heat and power system, representing a US $60 million investment by Tate & Lyle, will significantly improve energy and operational efficiency at the Loudon facility, and reduce greenhouse gas emissions by nearly 50 percent. Tate & Lyle’s global CO2eemissions will also be reduced by around 10 percent as a result of this investment.