Maag Food’s biogas plant reached a major construction milestone with the laying of its cornerstone.

23. July 2026

On 17 June 2026, we celebrated the laying of the cornerstone for our biogas plant. This marks an important milestone in a major long-term project that represents a strategic and carefully planned solution for our waste management.
The ceremony took place in the pouring rain in Viljandi County and was attended by representatives of Maag Food, Bioforce, and Savekate, the project’s construction contractor. Several of our partners, as well as representatives of Bioforce’s owners, also joined us to mark the occasion.

According to Martin Küüsmaa, Member of the Management Board of Maag Food, the plant has already begun operating on a limited scale, as some of the tanks have been completed and slurry is already being pumped into them.
“We expect the first purified methane molecules to be produced very soon. However, the plant’s full commissioning is scheduled for the autumn, when we will gradually begin accepting all feedstocks over a period of several months. We expect full-scale production to be reached by the end of this year. The official opening ceremony will most likely take place next year,” says Küüsmaa.
He also highlights that this has been a truly long-term project. “I was first tasked with exploring the feasibility of producing biogas from our feedstocks back in June 2019. Naturally, there have been challenges along the way, and our business has also evolved during that time. For example, the volume of pig-related waste has declined due to African swine fever, while the opening of the Uudeküla broiler farm has increased the amount of poultry production waste available,” he explains.

According to Martin Küüsmaa, the collaboration with Bioforce has been highly successful.
“We chose Bioforce as our partner because they offered the most practical and well-balanced partnership model. We are not an energy company—we do what we do best: producing sausages and curd snacks. That is why we wanted a cooperation model in which the risks were allocated according to each party’s core expertise. So far, the partnership has worked extremely well, and we have seen Bioforce grow from a small biogas company into a large and highly professional organisation.
The construction of the biogas plant is an important investment for our business. It provides a long-term solution for managing our animal by-products, which are difficult to handle through market-based channels alone. This new facility gives us a reliable outlet for waste generated by our meat production operations for decades to come.
We are also very proud that the plant will produce enough biomethane to cover approximately 3–5% of Estonia’s total natural gas consumption. This means it will make a meaningful contribution not only to the country’s energy security but also to its foreign trade balance.”