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24.06.2026
Paulig sees biogas as a key means of reducing greenhouse gas emissions and delivering the company’s ambitious sustainability programme. Over the past seven years, the use of biogas in the company’s processes has more than tripled.
Well over half, or 60 per cent, of the energy used by Paulig comes from purchased biogas and natural gas. Gas is required, for example, for the coffee roasting process. According to Paulig’s Sustainability Director Salla Sulasuo, the company’s current equipment uses gas in many other situations, too.
–Many consumers, of course, associate Paulig with coffee. Nowadays, however, the company has a broad food product portfolio and, with our extensive Tex-Mex range, we are also a major bakery. We produce 2.6 billion tortillas each year. Our production facilities use gas-fired ovens to bake and roast a wide range of products, Sulasuo explains.
Paulig uses biogas at six European production facilities. The production facilities in Vuosaari, Finland, and in Sweden have transitioned entirely to biogas, and the use of biogas is steadily increasing at the production sites in Belgium and Spain.
–Of these, the biggest biogas consumer is our Belgian production facility, which is also our largest, Sulasuo says, adding that in Belgium, in particular, there have also been challenges with the availability of locally sourced biogas.
In Finland, the Vuosaari roastery is a pioneer in the use of biogas. Paulig’s largest roastery, producing around one hundred million packs of coffee each year, switched to biogas in 2018. The production facility’s greenhouse gas emissions have fallen by 95 per cent. Although the switch to biogas was the single biggest step, other measures were also needed to achieve such a dramatic reduction.
–Over the years, we have made major investments in energy efficiency and gradually introduced a heat recovery system, as well as electricity generated from renewable energy sources, Sulasuo says.
From 2018 to 2025, the use of natural gas at Paulig’s production facilities decreased by 18 per cent, while the use of biogas increased by 211 per cent. However, the consumption of natural gas remains higher than that of biogas. In 2025, the company used 97,500 megawatt hours of natural gas, while biogas consumption amounted to 60,300 megawatt hours. The procurement of biogas is based primarily on guarantees of origin for renewable gas.
The use of biogas is part of a bigger picture. Paulig’s goal is to achieve net-zero emissions by 2045, which means that every aspect of the business must be carefully reviewed.
–We always look at the overall package, meaning not only energy but also efficiency, the portfolio, and equipment-related innovations, points out Sulasuo, who has been Paulig’s Sustainability Director for a couple of years now.
The company aims for a 65 per cent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions from its own production by 2030. In its value chain, Paulig aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 43 per cent and halve the amount of food waste and other waste. All of this is underpinned by a sustainability roadmap created in 2020.
–We also have climate targets that comply with the criteria of the Science Based Targets initiative. This helps systematically develop the roadmap for green transition, says Sulasuo.
One of the roadmap objectives is the electrification of operations wherever possible. Going electric in the roasteries and bakeries is not always an option at the moment, and gases will continue to play a major role for a long time to come.
–Biogas will remain central in our production for at least the next few years, even though we are continually looking into different alternatives, Sulasuo says.
The company has also considered the production of biogas in-house.
Paulig values Gasgrid’s role as the builder and maintainer of the gas infrastructure. Sulasuo points out that companies using gas in their industrial processes need long-term visibility, when it comes to, for example, gas availability and the regulatory environment. Otherwise, companies may decide not to make costly investments.
–Gasgrid can help its customers anticipate regulation and, through its own operations, provide the clarity and visibility that the market needs, Sulasuo says.
Paulig is a family-owned business based in Finland. The company has production facilities in five EU countries – Finland, Sweden, Estonia, Belgium, and Spain – as well as in the UK. The company has 2,700 employees in 13 countries, and in 2025, the company’s net sales amounted to EUR 1.39 billion. Food accounts for more than 70 per cent of the company’s sales.
All of Paulig’s 14 factories use renewable electricity. Six factories have also switched to using renewable biogas, and of these, the Vuosaari roastery and factories in Sweden use biogas exclusively. The biggest consumer of biogas is Paulig’s Belgian factory, which produces mainly tortillas and tacos.
Text: Sami Anteroinen Photos: Paulig
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