SPX FLOW, Arla Foods launch US$30M UHT innovation hub

SCOTLAND – SPX FLOW, through its APV brand within the Nutrition & Health division, has announced a major partnership with global dairy cooperative Arla Foods to develop a UHT Center of Excellence at the Lockerbie Creamery.

The project, worth more than US$30 million, focuses on scaling production of milkshakes, sundaes, and lactose-free milk, supporting Arla’s sustainability goal to become carbon net zero by 2050.

SPX Flow designed the UHT solution around Arla’s agreed targets for minimizing water, energy and waste.

By enabling long production runs and reducing operational steps, the APV Injection UHT solution is expected to cut operational costs by 30–50% while supporting a high-volume/low-product strategy

“This success exemplifies how innovation and sustainability work hand in hand,” said Simon Phillips, president for Nutrition & Health Solutions at SPX Flow. “By combining our APV expertise, Arla’s creating a UHT Center of Excellence that will sustainably support innovation and deliver high-quality products for years to come.”

The APV-retrofitted creamery now also includes a Flex-Mix Instant Mixer for vacuum mixing; Q055 Energy-Saving Plate Heat Exchangers, and assorted pumps and valves.

Arla Foods reports net profit of US$184.57M in H1 2025

Recently, Arla Foods reported a net profit of US$184.57 million (EUR 158 million) and a competitive performance price of 57.5 EUR-cent/kg in H1 2025 results.

Based on this performance, the Board of Directors has decided to make a half-year supplementary payment of 1 EUR per cent per kilogram of milk, based on the half-year milk volumes.

Geopolitical uncertainty and higher dairy commodity prices created a more challenging market environment in the first half of 2025, resulting in a 1.5% decline in Arla Foods’ branded product sales volumes compared to the first half of the previous year, as consumers became more cautious in response to higher prices and economic uncertainty.

“Although we saw a slight decline in branded sales volumes in the first half of the year, we expect the situation to improve as we move into the second half. With continued focus and the strength of our brands, we are well positioned to respond to changing market conditions, and we anticipate that branded growth will be close to neutral for the full year,” says Torben Dahl Nyholm, CFO of Arla Foods.

Arla’s European segment reported a 10.9% revenue increase to US$4.97 billion (EUR 4.26 billion), primarily driven by higher retail and foodservice prices resulting from rising commodity costs.

However, the elevated dairy price level led to a 2.4% decline in branded volume-driven revenue growth compared to last year. 

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