Nestlé unveils new biomass facility in Cabuyao plant

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April 28, 2026 | 12:00am

CABUYAO, Laguna, Philippines — Nestlé Philippines has launched a biomass boiler facility at its manufacturing facility in Cabuyao, Laguna in line with its push for sustainability initiatives.

The biomass boiler facility, inaugurated yesterday, runs on local agricultural waste to power the spray drying process for milk production.

The firm described the spray drying process as one of its most energy-intensive production processes.

By using agricultural by-products for energy use, Nestlé Philippines is also able to lower its carbon footprint.

Apart from the Cabuyao facility, Nestlé Philippines has a biomass boiler facility at its Cagayan de Oro plant for coffee production.

Nestlé Philippines sustainability head Meg Anne Santos said that the company is looking to establish similar facilities at its other plants.

Aside from transitioning to biomass energy to power its spray drying process, Nestlé Philippines is using renewable energy sourced from hydroelectric and geothermal energy to power its manufacturing sites, administrative office and distribution centers.

The company also collects the plastic packaging volumes it released in the market.

In addition, the company is procuring responsibly sourced green coffee beans for its products.

“Treating sustainability as a core business imperative enables us to sharpen our competitive edge while advancing our net zero targets,” Nestlé Philippines chairman and CEO Mauricio Alarcón said.

“This milestone further demonstrates our shift from ambition to operational reality, reflecting a sustainable industrial strategy that is scalable, self-reinforcing and essential to long-term value creation,” he said further.

Under its roadmap, Nestlé aims to achieve net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.