The UK Government has earmarked £51.9 million ($63.2m) to 25 businesses adopting emissions-cutting projects as part of the Plan for Change which targets economic growth and Net Zero emissions by 2050.
Allocated under the Industrial Energy Transformation Fund, the government will back industries as varied as food manufacturing, cement production and glass processing.
A statement released last week by the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero revealed that recipients include Essar Oil UK, Heinz’s Wigan baked bean factory, Nestle’s coffee facility in Staffordshire, Hanson Cement in North Wales and a craft beer company in Cornwall.
“These companies represent some of the best of business innovation – using new technologies to improve how we do things, become more sustainable and continue to make the British products we love – from baked beans to beer,” said Minister for Industry Sarah Jones.
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