NovaNews Dec 2023

NOVA News 32. edition. December 2023

32th edition!

Novadan´s international e-newsletter to partners!

Innovators in Cleaning

NOVA NEWS: In this edition of NovaNews, we write about a new investment in a robot for production.

We have information about some of the sustainable activities that we have worked with and are planning to work with.

As always, you can find the ”Market Update”, product news, new slogan, and other topics we hope you find interesting.

HI- Exhibition International Food Contest N

ovadan participated at the exhibition from October 3. to October 5.

Again this year, we had a good and noticable location and we again were surrounded by good Scandinavian dairy products.

This is an exibition where you get in contact and dialogue with a lot of people, especially current customers, in only few days. Besides is the unvaluable sideeffect that we get to know new contacts and can go home with new leads for following up.

During the three days, we talked to a lot of current customers and several distributors from the Scandinavian countries. by Jens Ole Jennsen Sales Manager Food

If you have any ”stories/experiences with Novadan products” from your country that could be of interest to our other partners/ distributors, please share it with us by emailing details (and images) to hoy@novadan.dk

Or if you are anxious to know more about some topics, which you would like us to write about - again please contact hoy@novadan.dk

For the first time, Novadan was represented at stage as presenters with the presentation: “Sustainable cleaning in the food industry.“ How do we implement sustainability without compromising with food safety? Sales Manager Food, Jens Ole Jensen presented how to take all hygiene challenges in the food industry (microbiologic challenges, allergens etc.) into account while keeping sustainability as high priority. Eg. by optimizing water consumption, energy and capacity utilization.

Novadan invests in a new robot for production!

No matter which product the plant produces (special cheese, seasoning butter, whey processing or other kinds of food products), the cleaning solution must live up to the demands for food safety and sustainability.

Jens Ole Jensen shared knowledge from his many years of experience in food cleaning where common sense together with hygiene practice and theory form the background for optimal understanding of the hygiene aspect.

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fter more than 10 years of duty, our current robot on the fully automatic line has completed its service. At the time we bought the robot, it had actually already be in use somewhere else .

At the beginning of the new year it will be replacced by a brand new model together with a new gripping tool. With this investment, the robot will ensure that we can deliver products in 10 and 20 liter cans to our customers in the years to come.

by Jan Ditlevsen Factory Manager

Market Update

An update of the raw material situation and expectations for Q1, 2024.

We are approaching the end of the year and we can look back on a year where things are starting to normalize. As regards prices, we are still on a higher level than before but we see much more stability than last year.

The supply chain is again intact and the deliveries of raw materials are as scheduled. Still, we will always be exposed to raw materials that are subject to unexpected circumstances, eg. at the moment Force Majeure from BASF on an amount of raw materials.

Fortunately, it is possible to buy similar products from other suppliers.

The development for 2024 is still expected to be stabilized regarding price and access to the raw materials. In Q1, we expect the markets to look like what we have seen in Q4, 2023. BUT - from experience we have learned always to pay attention to the development and ready for rapid changes.

How does it look right now - and for Q1, 2024?

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Stable supply of raw materials (stable raw material market).

Inflations rates that still are higher than normal (incl wage increases) in all countries and continuously putting pressure on the supply chain and logistics.

Germany has implemented extra MAUT (road tax) from December 1., 2023 on all shipments driving through Germany which unfortunately has impact on the shipping cost.

The energy challenge in Europe is much more in control compared to twelve months ago. We cannot - however - rule out that a cold winter or turmoil in the Middle East can put pressure on energy prices in Q1.

The current wars in and outside of Europe will still cause turmoil and nervousness in the markets in generel, and supplies of raw materials can consequently be affected.

EXHIBITIONS 2024 JAN 17-18.: MAR 19-22.: OCT 1-3.: NOV 12-15.:

NUTRIFAIR, DK ANUGA FOODTEC, DE FOODTECH, DK EUROTIER, DE

Top 50 raw materials (only chemicals) The curve to the right illustrates the development of the 50 largest raw materials in Novadan (only chemicals).

As shown, we have logged the figures since Q1 2014 and until now. The curve shows which turbulence the raw materials have been exposed to in 2022.

by Jens Bramsen Sales Director

CIP BOX LR One year ago, Novadan launched a new product: CIP Box LR.

by Jens Ole Jensen Market Manager Food

PRODUCT NE

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CIP Box LR is a product designed for label removing on boxes used in the distribution chain.

Rumours has it, that Novadan - through many years - has been best in class for removing labels, label residues and glue from transportation boxes.

During these years, we have used the products CIP Alka 60 and CIP Alka 139 to solve these tasks. The difference between these two products are that CIP Alka 139 most effectively dissolve glue but also creates foam in contact with glue. The characteristics of CIP Alka 60 are it is less foaming but also limitations in case of large amount of glue and labels.

Our product development team has after three years of developing found a composition with a new and unique surfactant that not even improves the solubility of glue but also creates much less foam than CIP Alka 139.

Even though CIP Box LR is a bit more expensive than both CIP Alka 60 and CIP Alka 139, it will be the right choice on machines where an anti-foaming agents are added to control the washing process.

In this case, considerable savings on anti-foaming agents will be gained and therefore CIP Box LR delivers not only a better result but also savings on the consumption of antifoaming agents.

Status after one year of use, the product shows a great success. The task is solved in an exemplary manner and we save a lot of anti-foaming product. Of course this means less sales to the customer but with the great advantage that the task is solved more effectively and with an improved result compared to previous results.

When we introduce this type of product at a customer, we have a strong focus on the type of boxes and type of labels. Furthermore, it is of extreme importance that the nozzles have the right setting and quality in order to achieve the best result by removing the labels in one piece. Thereby we prevent building up paper pulp in the crate washing machine.

Do not hesitate to contact us for more information about CIP Box LR. ... and if you have not guessed it yet, LR means Label Removing.

DECORATION OF OUR ENTRANCE HALL Time for a make-over at Novadan!

We are - step by step - maintaining our offices and facílities, and among other some of the improvements taking place, is the decoration of our entrance hall.

The final result - a wall paper on the wall showing a foaming process.

The process started by painting the wall - before it was orange - now it is white.

by Annette Høy Marketing Manager

WE’VE GOT A NEW SLOGAN We’ve got a new slogan that is replacing the “old” one: Innovators in Cleaning. All employees were invited to send their suggestion for a new slogan - one that is easy to remember and pronounce, an honest slogan that says who we are, a short and precise slogan and a promise to the market/customers what makes us worth doing business with.

The new slogan that is a mixture of different suggestion is: “Cleaning solutions for a safer world” CLEANING SOLUTIONS

A SAFER WORLD

explains what we do - which business we are in shows that we don’t just sell cleaning agents but sell a whole package of advice, tools etc that gives the customer a comprehensive solution designed for their company. the customer’s image is protected with the highest hygienic standards that have environment and climate in mind (a safer world), savings in energy, and protection of the end users/consumer due to high food safety (preventing food cross-contamination). Furthermore, our customers are adviced about safe handling of chemicals. All in all, a safer world.

Cleaning solutions for a safer world

Novadan and Dairy without Borders Throughout a number of years, Novadan has been a member of a Danish network called Dairy Without Borders. At the beginning of October, we had the honour of hosting the association’s general meeting.

If you want to succeed in producing good dairy products, it is of extreme importance to be in control on these two external aspects beside from education in dairy hygiene and operation of a dairy plant.

The vision and mission of the association: Vision • Improving the conditions for small milk producers that are contributing to sustainable societies.

Mission • Creating strong and sustainable value chains for dairy products in the developing countries.

• Promote milk support to the disadvantaged local communities.

• Strengthening the organisation and cooperation between small farmers with focus on dairy competences.

In the example from Mongolia, the foundings of the economic and marketing analysis showed that in Mongolia it is essential to search for the distintive aspect of the production - what gives the products added value.

Before the general meeting, the board members got a presentation of Novadan and a tour of the production facilities and warehouse.

While enjoying a delicious selection of cakes, the generel meeting commenced.

I will inform you about one of the projects Dairy Without Borders has worked with in 2023: In Mongolia, a new dairy is build from the ground. The focus was on two external aspects: 1.

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health of the cattle and feed marketing and sales

by Jens Ole Jensen Market Manager Food

Especially that the whole production chain is clean and local. There are no additives (neither in the feed nor in the dairy production).

Everything is produced by the nomads themselves and the yak-oxes live under the most healthy conditions, one can imagine.

It is important to bear in mind that the large chains like Danone, Unilever, Nestlé etc also are strong brands in a developing country like Mongolia.

Are you aware...?

that you can use and benefit from a huge selection of product videos, training videos etc in your sales efforts?

Check out some of them below and please ask for help to get started.

Maybe the video about Nova X-Dry could be interesting to show your customer? Or maybe on your website?

by Annette Høy Marketing Manager

Or what about membrane cleaning and titration...? Check it out if you can benefit from it!

As you know, there is also a Novadan video which informs about the company Novadan and the manufacturing process from start to customer deliveries.

Ask us!

Or check out this list: VIDEOS

Nova Optimizer

by Hans Erik Nielsen Market Manager Agro

--- our slurry additive We face huge interest for Nova Optimizer which we believe is due to the increased focus on nutrients, environment and climate.

It is precisely these parameters that Nova Optimizer will have a positive influence on.

In addition to being able to “save” more nitrogen for positive use instead of evaporation and reduce Co2 emissions, you will also achieve positive side effects such as more homogeneous slurry and thus easier handling in practice, as well as reduced odors.

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NOVADAN ARTICLE IN DANISH MAGAZINE TO GERMAN DAIRIES Excerpt from the article:

As part of a campaign targeting German dairies, we had an article and an advertisement in a Danish magazine: MælkeriTidende which was sent to German dairies in a German version.

In order to maintain a high standard of cleanliness and ensure optimal production conditions for the dairy, Novadan conducts regular visits to oversee the smooth operation of all processes .

Focus for the article was membrane cleaning and Novadan’s approach to a better performance of the plant. We do not consider ourselves as just suppliers of chemicals but a supplier with a more holistic approach to membrane cleaning.

During these visits, there is an opportunity to leverage Novadan’s advanced data analysis and optimization tool, NovaInsight. This highly effective tool thoroughly documents key parameters such as conductivity, flow, and temperature every minute throughout the entire processing cycle. The individual Clean-In-Place (CIP) procedures can be precisely measured against the optimal parameters for swift adjustments. Simultaneously, the system compiles and stores all data in a centralized database, streamlining registration processes and providing robust support for the dairy’s product and safety documentation.

Novadan provides comprehensive training for dairy operators, enhancing their knowledge of processes, chemistry, and membrane systems. This increased understanding empowers the dairy’s workforce to effectively address operational challenges.

Moreover, Novadan possesses expertise in comprehending membrane system construction, material selection, and configuration options concerning cleaning products and processes. This proficiency directly benefits Novadan’s dairy clients by ensuring that cleaning processes operate optimally, thereby enhancing membrane plant capacity. Consequently, this not only saves valuable time and resources but also instills a sense of security and satisfaction among dairy operators.

This integrated approach ensures that the dairy can enhance production time while achieving significant savings in water, energy, chemicals, and time. These efficiency gains not only contribute to cost reduction but also elevate the dairy’s climate and environmental profile.

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Membranreinigung ist Novadans Schwerpunktbereich!

FAKTEN ZU NOVADAN Novadan ist ein dänisches Unternehmen mit über 35 Jahren Erfahrung in der Mem­ branreinigung. 90 % des Umsatzes mit Hygienelösungen für die Membranreini­ gung macht Novadan außerhalb des dänischen Marktes. Novadan bietet seinen Molkereikunden auch Hygienelösungen für die anderen Bereiche der Molkerei an.

Novadan legt seit mehreren Jahren großen Wert auf den Umweltschutz. Die Produktpalette besteht daher aus Produkten ohne EDTA und LAS sowie aus Pro­ duktlösungen, die ein ausgewogenes Verhältnis zwischen chemischer Effizienz und Umweltverträglichkeit bieten.

Im Laufe der Jahre hat Novadan gut mit anerkannten Membranherstellern zu­ sammengearbeitet, was die Kompetenzen von Novadan in diesem Bereich ge­ stärkt hat. Novadan ist auch von namhaften OEMs zugelassen, was in der Bran­ che ein bedeutendes Gütersiegel darstellt. Novadan steht in ständigem Wissens­ austausch mit OEMs.

Novadan ist ein dänischer Hersteller und Lieferant von Hygienelösungen (Reinigungsprodukte (Chemie), Beratung, Fehlersuche), und das Unternehmen legt Wert auf einen ganzheitlichen Ansatz für die Membranreinigung – darunter Betrieb und Leistung der Anlage. Was bedeutet das für Novadans Kunden in der Molkereiwirtschaft?

Hebt Reinigungsergebnisse auf eine höhere Ebene Novadans Molkereikunden erleben Novadan als Lie­ ferant, der die Reinigungsergebnisse auf ein höheres Niveau hebt. Wir begrenzen uns nicht darauf, Che­ mie herzustellen und verstehen die Funktion und die Grenzen der Chemie im Zusammenhang mit der Membranreinigung. Novadan vermittelt den Bedie­ nern der Molkerei ein Verständnis für die Prozesse, die Chemie und die Membrananlage, wodurch das Verständnis der eigenen Mitarbeiter der Molkerei erhöht und etwaige Herausforderungen im Betrieb angegangen werden können.

Darüber hinaus verfügt Novadan über das nötige Fachwissen, um den Aufbau des Membransystems, die Materialauswahl und die Anpassungsmöglichkeiten in Bezug auf die Reinigungsprodukte und ­prozesse zu verstehen. Dies kommt den Molkereikunden von Novadan zugute, da die Reinigungsprozesse so opti­ mal wie möglich ablaufen können und die Kapazität der Membrananlage erhöht wird. Dies spart sowohl Zeit als auch Geld und bringt den Molkereien große Sicherheit und Zufriedenheit.

Die Molkerei steigert ihre Rentabilität Ein Molkereikunde von Novadan (Bornholms Andels­ mejeri) formuliert das so: ­ Wir kommen kaum noch mit der Produktion der Molke nach, die das Werk zum Konzentrieren benö­ tigt. Das bedeutet nicht nur, dass die Produktion frü­ her als üblich abgeschlossen wird, sondern auch, dass die Möglichkeit besteht, die Produktion auszuweiten und noch Zeit für die Verarbeitung der anfallenden Molke zu haben. Diese Optimierung der Reinigung trägt also dazu bei, die Rentabilität zu erhöhen, ohne in neue Produktionsanlagen investieren zu müssen.

Und bei welchen Aufgaben leistet Novadan den zusätzlichen Einsatz? Novadan gibt einige Beispiele…

1. Bei der Überwachung des Reinigungsprozesses stellen unsere Techniker häufig Fehler oder Män­ gel in den Anlagen fest: Eine Pumpe, eine lockere Verbindung oder ein verschlissenes Ventil können Luft im System verursachen, was dem hergestell­ ten Produkt schaden und die Reinigungswirkung

verringern kann, da die Chemikalien nicht mit der Membranwand in Kontakt kommen, wenn sie iso­ liert sind.

2. Eine Molkerei, in der die Reinigung nicht funktio­ nierte. Hier hat Novadan Unstimmigkeiten beim pH­Wert in den Alkali­, Enzym­ und Säureschritten gefunden. Der technische Berater von Novadan hat die Leitungen für die Chemikalienversorgung gemessen, die Daten in der SPS gefunden und das Problem gelöst, indem er von 1­Zoll­Rohren auf ¼­Zoll­Rohre umgestellt hat.

Regelmäßige Besuche von Novadan Um einen hohen Reinigungsstandard und optimale Produktionsbedingungen für die Molkerei zu gewähr­ leisten, führt Novadan kontinuierlich Besuche durch, um sicherzustellen, dass alles reibungslos funktioniert.

In dem Zusammenhang ist es möglich, das Da­ tenanalyse­ und Optimierungstool NovaInsight von Novadan zu nutzen ­ ein leistungsstarkes Werkzeug, das alle Gegebenheiten dokumentiert: Leitfähigkeit, Durchfluss, Temperatur in jeder Minute des CIP­Pro­ zesses. Der einzelne CIP­Vorgang kann mit dem Op­ timum für die exakte CIP­Lösung verglichen werden, so dass Sie schnell nachjustieren können. Gleichzeitig liefert das System alle in einer Datenbank gespeicher­ ten Daten, was viele Ressourcen für die Registrierung freisetzt und die Produkt­ und Sicherheitsdokumen­ tation der Molkerei effektiv unterstützt. Es sorgt auch dafür, dass die Molkerei die Produktionszeit verlän­ gern und gleichzeitig Wasser, Energie, Chemikalien, Zeit usw. einsparen kann. Diese Einsparungen senken nicht nur die Gesamtkosten, sondern verbessern auch das Klima­ und Umweltprofil der Molkerei.

Grundsätzlich gibt es keine unlösbare Aufgabe.

Novadan ist davon überzeugt, dass mit einem ganz­ heitlichen Ansatz bei der Fehlerbehebung Probleme gelöst, die Lebensdauer der Anlagen verlängert und die Produktion optimal betrieben werden kann.

Novadan liefert laufend Statusberichte und Be­ wertungen und bietet Schulungen in den Berei­ chen Chemie, Mikrobiologie, Sicherheit usw. an.

Novadan ist auf der ANUGA FoodTec-Messe in Köln – 19.-22. März 2024 vertreten.

MEMBRANREINIGUNG

Innovators in Cleaning

• Chemikalienhersteller • Fachberatung • Ausbildung • Fehlerbehebung • Betriebsoptimierung

Mælkeritidende 9 / 2023

by Annette Høy Marketing Manager

Gesteigerte Leistung

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Längere Membrannutzungsdauer

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Verbesserte Kenntnisse (Bediener)

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Einsparungen (Zeit/Geld) Problemlösungen

KONTAKT:

KÖNNEN SIE ZEIT UND GELD BESSER NUTZEN?

Jimmi Schmidt Sales/Application Specialist

Fragen Sie unverbindlich bei Novadan:

Tel: +45 31 55 74 69 Email: jisc@novadan.dk

Mobil: +45 31 55 74 69 E­mail: jisc@novadan.dk www.novadan.dk

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SUSTAINABLE ACTIONS AT NOVADAN

NEW LABEL MATERIAL In order to live up to requirements from the Swan (Ecolabelling) and EU legislation we are changing the material of alle labels to another kind of plastic: PE. Recycling and disposal is more sustainable and effective if the label-material is made of the same plastic-type as the packaging. We have been through a period of testing of glue, quality, dispensing etc., and we are now ready to go. We are therefore ahead of requirements and expect to have implemented the change at the beginning of 2024.

ELECTRICITY FROM WIND MILLS / RENEWABLES We have taken several actions on electricity savings and we have a clear target on cutting down CO2 emission. As to electricity, the target looks like this: Novadan aims to reduce CO2 emissions through lower energy consumption.

Our targets in 2030: Having reduced the CO2 emissions with 50% from 2021 to 2030.

Furthermore, we have committed ourselves to buy electricity from wind mills.

DRIVING TECHNICAL FACILITY All members of the sales team at Novadan have been training and testing on a driving technical facility in order to increase safety driving.

Safety is top of mind in every activity at Novadan and we do our best to educate employees in safety - in production, warehouse etc. as well as on the road.

Have you read our CSR-report?

Check out the latest version her:

Link to English CSR report Link to Danish CSR report

DK: Novadan vil være lukket fra 22.12.23 til 1.1.24 (Begge dage inklusive) GB: NOVADAN will be closed from 22.12.23 until 1.1.24.

(Both days included) DE: NOVADAN hat vom 22.12.23 bis 1.1.24 geschlossen.

(Beide Tage inklusive)