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Managing Plant Manager of Bucher Municipal Mikus Brakanskis:
– Investing and creating a factory in Ventspils has been and is still a success story for Bucher Municipal. We have implemented multiple expansion projects together with the city administration and freeport within a span of two decades. Teamwork and good collaboration between all three parties have helped us to achieve success. Our journey from a company with few employees to one of the biggest employers in the region would not have been possible without the people who have shaped this story. A story that holds great significance for the whole Bucher Municipal Division. By continuing our development and investing in our site and employees, we will keep producing high-quality compact sweepers in this small city and deliver them to the rest of the world to make it as clean as Ventspils.
The innovative and flexible offer of the Ventspils Freeport Authority stood out among those made by the freeport authorities in other cities. This allowed to reduce the company's risk at the beginning of its operation by renting buildings and land from the Ventspils Freeport Authority, rather than investing in the company's equity capital. The rapid pace of development and growth ambitions led to the decision to relocate the production facility, which was successfully resolved by the City Council and the Freeport Authority of Ventspils. They responded swiftly and professionally to our request for the acquisition of land and buildings. Behind these global challenges lies a number of everyday issues we have effectively solved together over the years, so that we, as a company, city, and employees, have a more comfortable daily life, and can achieve better results.
Māris Daniševskis, Head of the PtX Department at SIA PurpleGreen Energy C: “We believe Latvia has strong potential to become an exporter of renewable energy. One of the most effective ways to export this energy is by converting it into molecules – such as e-methanol or green ammonia – and then transporting it using the infrastructure available at the Freeport of Ventspils. We highly appreciate the support provided so far by the Freeport of Ventspils Authority and the positive start to our collaboration, and we are working with great optimism to bring this project to life.”
Uldis Ālītis, Head of Project Development and Innovation at SIA PurpleGreen Energy C: “This project is of strategic importance not just for Latvia, but for the entire European Union in reaching the goal of net zero emissions by 2050.
The planned facility will operate with an installed power capacity of 550 MW, enabling the annual production of around 550,000 tonnes of green ammonia. The project could increase Latvia’s total electricity consumption by 65–70%. Additionally, this project is expected to provide a significant contribution to the national budget – approximately EUR 66.4 million in taxes annually.”