The loan was offered because of the project’s importance for agriculture and other industries of the country. In April 2009, Innovasjon Norge (Innovation Norway), a state-owned company instituted for the innovation and development of Norwegian enterprises and industry, offered a loan of more than $17m (NOK 100m) to partially finance Nortura’s new slaughterhouse in Sør-Trøndelag. "By bringing a new modern facility in place of older slaughterhouses, Nortura expects to achieve an energy reduction of 50%." Funding sources behind the Norwegian slaughterhouse project The company has a working force of about 5,800 people with operations in 34 Norwegian municipalities. It is organised as a cooperative and is owned by 17,800 farmers. Nortura is one of the largest egg and meat suppliers in Norway. The annual harvest volume is 80,000 cattle and 185,000 sheep. The slaughtering capacity of the facility is 50 cattle and 280 sheep / goats an hour. There are 180 permanent employees at the Nortura Malvik plant and this number increases to 250 during the sheep harvesting season. The facility was officially opened in August 2010 and required a total investment of approximately $110m (NOK630m). Built over an area of 20,000 square metres, it is the largest and most advanced cattle and sheep slaughterhouse in Norway. Nortura’s slaughterhouse and meat processing facility is located in the municipality of Malvik in Sør-Trøndelag, central Norway. It is organised as a cooperative which is owned by 17,800 farmers. Nortura brands include Gilde, Prior, Økologiske Norgården, Eldhus, Thulefjord and Terina. The Norwegian slaughterhouse was officially opened in August 2010. It is built on an area of 20,000 square metres, equivalent to 2.5 football fields. Nortura's Malvik slaughterhouse is the largest and most advanced cattle and sheep slaughterhouse in Norway.
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