As part of the project, investments are being made to increase energy efficiency by installing heat recovery systems for production technological processes.

JSC Smiltenes piens has purchased a set of gates for milk reception, an electric elevator, a whey separation and cooling flow line for granular cottage cheese, a centralized washing system under the measure “Investments in tangible assets” of the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development of the Latvian Rural Development Programme 2014-2020 sub-measure “Support for investments in processing” co-financed by the project No.22-00-A00402-000023.

On 25 April 2016 A/S Smiltenes piens has signed an agreement with Investment and Development Agency of Latvia, SKA-L-2016/106 on provision of support within the framework of Measure 3.2.1.2 “Promotion of International Competitiveness” of the European Regional Development Fund Programme “Growth and Employment”, Specific Support Objective 3.2.1 “Increase the proportion of exports of high value-added products and services”.

JSC Smiltenes piens has purchased automatic container heat sealing equipment, infrared analyser, stainless steel tank with the support of the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development under the sub-measure “Support for investments in processing” of the measure “Investments in tangible assets” of the Latvian Rural Development Programme 2014-2020 No.19-00-A00402-000002, co-financed by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development.

With the help of the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development under the measure “Investments in tangible assets” sub-measure “Support for investments in processing” of the Latvian Rural Development Programme 2014-2020 co-financed project No 18-00-A00402-000033, JSC Smiltenes piens has purchased cheese block vacuuming equipment, automatic two-bar rotary filling machine, steam boiler houses in Smiltene and Blome.