Global medical products and technologies firm Convatec is bringing forward proposals for a renewable energy hub to power its manufacturing operation in Caerphilly. The project, known as Convatec green manufacturing hub, would use wind and solar energy to power the site as part of the company’s ambitions to become net zero.
It is being developed in partnership with local farmers and would be situated adjacent to Convatec’s manufacturing site in Rhymney. It will feature three wind turbines, and around 10 hectares of solar panels, providing a generating capacity of around 20MW. It is also expected to provide enough energy to power the company’s second operation in Deeside.
Convatec, which focuses on solutions for the management of chronic conditions, sells its products into almost 100 countries. It has nine manufacturing facilities around the world including two in Wales, where it employs more than 800 people across its Rhymney and Deeside sites.
