Animal health business Boehringer Ingelheim has signed power purchase agreements to power its largest US manufacturing site in St Joseph, Missouri, with wind.
Enel s 599MW Cimarron Bend wind farm (pictured) in Clark County, Kansas is supplying the electricity to the facility, where Boehringer Ingelheim employs nearly 1000 people who manufacture vaccines for horses, pigs, cattle and other animals.
The 10-year contract is with Evergy, which serves about 1.6 million customers in Kansas and Missouri.
The change will reduce carbon emissions at the site by 76% as part of a broader company commitment to environmental sustainability nationwide.
Boehringer Ingelheim USA chief executive Jean-Michel Boers said: From reducing our carbon footprint to reducing the amount of electricity and water we use, we are dedicated to providing a more sustainable future for the people and animals we serve and the communities where we live and work.
Animal health business Boehringer Ingelheim has signed power purchase agreements to power its largest US manufacturing site in St Joseph, Missouri, with wind.
Enel s 400MW Cimarron Bend Wind Farm (pictured) in Clark County, Kansas will be supplying the energy to the site, where Boehringer Ingelheim employs nearly 1,000 people who manufacture vaccines for horses, pigs, cattle and other animals.
The company also recently signed a 10-year contract with Evergy, which serves about 1.6 million customers in Kansas and Missouri, to buy energy generated at a wind farm in Kansas for its site in St Joseph.
The change will reduce carbon emissions at the site by 76% as part of a broader company commitment to environmental sustainability nationwide.
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo., April 6, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Boehringer Ingelheim has transitioned to renewable energy to power its largest U.S. manufacturing site, in St. Joseph, Mo., as part of a broader company commitment to environmental sustainability in the United States and around the world.
Wind energy now provides all electricity used at the site, where Boehringer Ingelheim employs nearly 1,000 people who manufacture vaccines for horses, pigs, cattle and other animals. Boehringer Ingelheim and its predecessor companies have manufactured animal health products in St. Joseph for more than a century.
Cimarron Bend Wind Farm in Clark County, Kansas is supplying the energy to Boehringer Ingelheim s manufacturing site in St. Joseph, Missouri.
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DULUTH, Ga., Jan. 13, 2021 /PRNewswire/
Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health, a leading provider of medicine for pets, horses and livestock, announced today the appointment of Randolph Legg as its U.S. President. He succeeds Everett Hoekstra, who retired in December.
Legg will remain head of the Company s U.S. commercial business while serving as president.
(PRNewsfoto/Boehringer Ingelheim, Inc.) It s my honor to lead an organization dedicated to enhancing the well-being of people and animals, he said.
Legg held various commercial leadership roles in Boehringer Ingelheim s Human Pharmaceutical division before moving to the company s Animal Health business in 2019 to lead the U.S. Pets Commercial team. He is based at the U.S. headquarters of Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health in Duluth, Ga.
Jan 13, 2021
Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health recently announced the appointment of Randolph Legg as its U.S. president. He succeeds Everett Hoekstra, who retired in December. Legg will remain head of the company s U.S. commercial business while serving as president. It s my honor to lead an organization dedicated to enhancing the well-being of people and animals, he said.
Legg held various commercial leadership roles in Boehringer Ingelheim s Human Pharmaceutical division before moving to the company s Animal Health business in 2019 to lead the U.S. Pets Commercial team. He is based at the U.S. headquarters of Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health in Duluth, Ga.