Press Releases 2021

13 July 2021 HKScan to strengthen its position in snacks and meals

HKScan continues its strategy-based growth into a versatile food company by investing in the manufacturing of snacks and meals in Finland. The investments of some EUR 5.4 million will be made in HKScan’s Vantaa and Eura units. With the investments, HKScan is responding to the continued strong growth in demand for snack products and fresh meals with a more diverse product range.

07 July 2021 HKScan publishes its Half Year Financial Report on 16 July 2021

HKScan Corporation, media release 7 July 2021

22 June 2021 HKScan and contract farmers harnessing forests for climate action

Together with its contract farmers, HKScan promotes local carbon sequestration in its food chain.  The new pilot project will fertilise 500 hectares of forest. The pilot aims to bind 5 million kilos of carbon (CO2) in 8 years.

09 June 2021 More than half of the employees in Rakvere meat production unit have been vaccinated by today

Today, on 9[th] of June, the re-vaccination of the employees against COVID-19 virus is taking place in the vaccination centre set up on the territory of Rakvere meat production unit and in addition the new persons added within a month will receive the first dose of vaccine - the number of people requiring coronavirus vaccine increased by 25% within a month. As of today, more than half of the company's employees are known to have been vaccinated.

08 June 2021 Export success story: HKScan Latvia conquers the Central European vegan market

Continuing to develop and promote new products in foreign markets, the food company HKScan Latvia is strengthening its position in Central Europe – a vegan novelty, Dim Sum, made according to the traditions of Asian cuisine, has quickly become an export success story. The launch of new products into a major export market of Central Europe supports HKScan's goal to increase the export of value-added products.

03 June 2021 HKScan is expanding with partnerships in growing product categories

HKScan will expand its operations in Finland within growing product categories as a result of initiating co-operation with the Turku-based Bakery Rosten and purchasing the business and brand of Jokisen Eväät Ltd. These will contribute HKScan’s growth into a versatile food company. HKScan and the Turku-based Bakery Rosten will begin commercial co-operation in snack products. Furthermore, HKScan has purchased the fish-related business and brand of Jokisen Eväät Ltd.  

31 May 2021 HKScan the first in the world to calculate a broiler’s environmental footprint

HKScan is the first to calculate the environmental footprint of the HKScan AgroFood Ecosystem[®] pilot farm. The calculation included the carbon and water footprints of primary production of Kariniemen[®] chicken and the impact of production on eutrophication and biodiversity. The results show that a large part of environmental impact comes from feed.

24 May 2021 370 kg of meat travels to the Arctic expedition

Tomorrow, on 25 May, Admiral Bellingshausen will start a new expedition leaded by Tiit Pruuli. The aim of the expedition is to draw attention to the climate problems caused by global warming in the Arctic. For a future common goal, HKScan Estonia, Estonia's largest food company producing Rakvere and Tallegg products, have given 370 kg of domestic pork, chicken and beef to the sailors to be taken along to the trip.

12 May 2021 Almost 400 employees were vaccinated in Rakvere meat production unit

Today, on 12[th] of May, more than 400 employees were vaccinated against COVID-19 virus in a vaccination centre set up on the territory of Rakvere meat production unit. As of today, 40% of the company's staff have been vaccinated.

29 April 2021 HKScan promoting the future of responsible food production with the Science Based Targets initiative

HKScan continues its ambitious climate work and is committed to the international Science Based Targets initiative (SBT). Setting science-based climate targets contributes to HKScan’s Zero Carbon climate plan and supports the company’s journey towards carbon-neutral food production.

26 April 2021 HKScan publishes its January-March 2021 Interim Report on 6 May 2021

HKScan Corporation, press release 26 April 2021

14 April 2021 HKScan Latvia has switched to renewable electricity

HKScan Latvia, one of the largest food companies in Latvia, last year used only renewable electricity, thereby reducing carbon emissions by almost 2,000 tons. The full transition to renewable electricity is part of HKScan’s goal of reducing emissions and thus mitigating climate change.

30 March 2021 HKScan’s Rauma poultry unit preparing for strong growth in demand – the investment enabling productivity improvement implemented

HKScan’s investment of some six million euros in the new slaughter process of Rauma’s poultry unit has been successfully implemented and put into operation. The investment enables the unit to significantly improve its raw material yield, productivity and operational reliability. With the investment, the company responds to the strong growth in demand for responsibly produced Kariniemen[®] poultry products.

18 March 2021 HKScan Corporation issues a EUR 90 million bond

HKScan Corporation, Press Release, 18 March 2021, 9.30 a.m. Finnish time

26 February 2021 HKScan the first in the world to calculate the water footprint of broiler production using the AWARE method

The Baltic Sea region with abundant water resources has good conditions for sustainable meat production. AWARE is a new method to calculate the water footprint that takes into account the impact of a product on regional water scarcity. According to the new calculation method, the water footprint calculated on Kariniemen's pilot farm was 0.58 m3AWARE/ carcass weight kg.

02 February 2021 HKScan introduces wood-based plastic for part of its product packaging in Finland

Less fossil materials and closer to carbon neutrality

25 January 2021 Invitation to webcast: HKScan publishes its Financial Statements Bulletin 2020 on 4 February 2021

HKScan Corporation, press release 25 January 2021

12 January 2021 HKScan aiming at carbon-neutral food production

HKScan has set the goal of carbon neutrality of its own industrial production by the end of 2025 and carbon neutrality of the entire food chain from farms to consumers by the end of 2040 at the latest. Climate work is carried out in all our home market areas in Finland, Sweden, the Baltics and Denmark. Achieving the targets requires both a significant reduction of emissions and an increase in carbon sinks together with contract farmers and other partners. This work is led in line with the company's own Zero Carbon climate plan.