Van der Knaap Group expands production capacity

Added on 16 May 2024

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Van der Knaap Group expands production capacity

In 2022, we noticed that social and economic developments were boosting the future of sustainably produced coco substrates. We are now two years on and we can say that during that time the demand for coco substrates has increased enormously. Not only in the Netherlands, but worldwide the area of crops grown on coco substrates is growing.

Backward integration
"Given the sustainable and circular nature of coco, this was in line with expectations. What we did not foresee, however, is that demand would increase even more strongly than we initially estimated. That offers opportunities," said Jelte Veenstra, COO at Van der Knaap Group. Such an increase in demand for coco products can be challenging. "Thanks to backward chain integrations however, we ensure that we can continue to meet the increasing demand. For example, we are investing heavily in expanding the capacity of our production facilities in Sri Lanka, India and the Dominican Republic."