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T.I./3 Aritz Lekuona (Technical Manager) BASQUE COUNTRY (SPAIN)
Tlf: 615/78.86.86
EKONEK Email: aritz@ekonek.eu
www.ekonek.eu
TO WHOM IT OFFERS VALUE AND WHAT VALUE To whom What value
Mid-sized or large agri-food companies that handle by-products (canneries, slaughterhouses, Convert low-value liquid or pasty food by-products into dry concentrates with physical
cutting plants, dairy products, etc.) with capacities ranging from a few kg/d of high-value transformation into granules or powders suitable for human consumption, animal feed,
Agri-food sector companies products (e.g. shrimp shells) to tens of t/d of lower-value products (e.g. brewer's yeast). fertilisers, among others.
It allows companies to access a new value chain, increasing the sustainability of the food
chain in general.
Companies that process organic matter and plastic
outside the agri-food sector
French companies having access to the agri-food market: Access to technology with enormous potential given its ability to add value to multiple
Companies that offer technological solutions and - Consultancy firms in the industry food by-products. EKONEK is open for collaboration agreements with companies in the
services to the agri-food sector - Engineering and installation companies in the industry sector to enter the French market.
Companies that want to invest (or diversify) in
other activities

- Entities fostering Circular Economy in general. - Benchmark of Good Practice to spread in its region.
Local authorities, R&D centres, entities that
promote circular economy in general
Fit in Circular Economy Contribution to environmental impact Contribution to economic impact Contribution to social impact
Design for Circularity - Prevents organic waste from entering natural rotting - Installed projects have obtained pay-backs between 1 and 4 years Minimises the social impact associated
Maintenance/Repair processes with organic waste by working with
Reuse and recirculation - In many cases it is a relevant problem because they - Convert a cost-generating by-product (logistics, discharge, etc.) into a source of intensive, closed industrial processes,
Remanufacturing are very bulky. revenue where the gases emitted can be easily
Revaluation - Since waste is processed in-situ, the environmental captured for proper treatment so these
Recycling impact of transporting it to a management plant is projects have no problems of acceptan-
Energy recovery greatly reduced ce, even those closer to populated areas.
Product as a Service

VALUE PROPOSITION FOR “END USER” IMPLICATIONS FOR “END USER” PHOTOS / IMAGES REFERENCES ALREADY INTRODUCED IN THE MARKET

ABN - Madrid
- Innovative, proprietary solution to enhance - Average financial investment of the Drying equipment
food by-products installation between € 0.4 and 2 M (brewer's yeast
- 5 installations operating with various types of production plant)
waste - Installation delivery time: 6 months
- Validated ability to process multiple wastes
- It is necessary to make a proper characterisa- - Gas consumption: 20 €/t of input at 30 %
tion and conservation of the material to be proces- dry matter to obtain 94 % output
sed.
- Able to process high moisture waste (80-90 %) - Manpower: 1 person
that rotary dryers cannot process
- Convert a low-value by-product (a few €/t) into
a high-value product (several €/kg) NEIKER - Alava
- Compact and efficient drying equipment (low (experimental plant for
energy consumption, 1 kwh/kg evaporated water) obtaining fertilisers)
- Flexible operation: easy adaptation to input
changes
- Continuous operation with short stops for
cleaning
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