Ayrshire jobs: DSM Dalry submits plans for new facility which would create 30 jobs

It is also suggested that a peak of 350 workers could be required during the construction process.

The company is looking to create a new chemical production and distribution facility which would be used for the manufacture of an animal feed additive.

The building would be situated in the same area as the company's existing plant on Drakemyre complex in Dalry. 

The building would comprise several different component structures, of which the maximum height reached is 31.7m.

How the new look Drakemyre complex would look from a distance with the new facility completed

The site for this latest facility would make use of a currently disused compound/training area and field and would span across 2.8 hectares of land.

The proposed development would manufacture a product known as Bovaer, which is already manufactured in Germany.

The application describes Bovaer as "a feed additive for cows (and other ruminants, such as sheep, goats and deer) researched and developed over 10 years by DSM.

"Experience in more than 50 feeding studies globally showed that just a quarter teaspoon of Bovaer per cow per day consistently reduces enteric methane emission by approximately 30 per cent for dairy cows and even higher percentages (up to 90 per cent) for beef cows.

"The feed additive Bovaer therefore contributes to a significant and immediate reduction of the environmental footprint of meat, milk and dairy products.

"Bovaer is the most extensively studied and scientifically proven solution to the challenge of burped methane to date. Upon feeding, it takes effect immediately.

"After suppressing methane production in the stomach, it is broken down into compounds already naturally present in the cow's stomach."

The firm says the decision to develop Bovaer production was sparked by the COP26 summit in Glasgow in November 2021.

The new facility would be barely visible from the nearby Dalry Park/war memorial.

At the event the United States and EU signed up to a pledge to curb worldwide methane emissions in an attempt to meet the Paris Climate Agreement's goal of limiting global temperature rises to no more than 1.5 degrees Centigrate. 

The pledge aims to reduce methane emissions globally by 30 per cent by 2030. 

Methane is a powerful climate pollutant that accounts for approximately 40 per cent of the net rise in the global average temperature since the pre-industrial era andfor 17 per cent of global greenhouse gas emissions from human activities, principally from the energy, agriculture, and waste sectors.

If the Dalry plans are approved, the company says the construction, and commissioning of the development is expected to take around three years.

Once the new area of the site becomes operational, DSM says the plant would be open 24 hours a day, seven days a week and would result in the creation of 30 new full time equivalent jobs.

The full application includes 111 different supporting documents, and can be viewied in full on North Ayrshire Council's online planning portal, using reference 22/00595/PPM.