Motion · S5M-19508 · 21 Oct 2019
McLaren Packaging of Port Glasgow to Develop Green Energy Facility
The motion
That the Parliament commends the Port Glasgow-based McLaren Packaging on raising £5.5 million of investment with Swanline Group to develop what it believes will be the world's first green energy facility to be powered by organic waste understands that the award-winning family-run firm is working with Swanline Group to produce heat and power for manufacturing corrugated sheet board using a sustainable energy source; notes that the venture, CorrBoard Bioenergy, uses food waste sourced from customers to fuel production of the material that is used at the McLaren plant in Devol Industrial Estate; recognises that, as well as providing a clean, sustainable energy source, a by-product of the technology is a quality fertiliser that can be spread on farmland to aid crop growth; commends the business on its ingenuity to help make its processes and products more environmentally-friendly, and wishes the firm continued success.
Supporters (15)
- Colin Beattie Scottish National Party 21 Oct 2019
- Emma Harper 21 Oct 2019
- Fulton MacGregor Scottish National Party 21 Oct 2019
- Stewart Stevenson 21 Oct 2019
- Bill Kidd 22 Oct 2019
- Richard Lyle 22 Oct 2019
- Joan McAlpine 22 Oct 2019
- Pauline McNeill Scottish Labour 22 Oct 2019
- Maureen Watt 22 Oct 2019
- Sandra White 22 Oct 2019
- David Torrance Scottish National Party 23 Oct 2019
- Clare Adamson Scottish National Party 24 Oct 2019
- Tom Arthur Scottish National Party 28 Oct 2019
- Kenneth Gibson No Party Affiliation 28 Oct 2019
- Gillian Martin Scottish National Party 30 Oct 2019
Source: the Scottish Parliament motions and amendments record.