According to RTL sources, Greek firm FAGE's move to open a factory in the industrial zone between Bettembourg and Dudelange has completed a further administrative step.

Sources say the firm has completed its so-called 'kommodo procedure', which provides a list of advantages and disadvantages concerning a planned industrial project to the government. FAGE has purportedly completed the file for the 15-hectare land on which they plan to build their factory. The completion of the file means the company has concluded an important stage of the process of making the yogurt factory a reality.

The factory is due to be an investment of $240 million, comprising two phases: the first would  create 100 jobs and an annual production of 40,000 tonnes of Greek yogurt. These revised and up-to-date figures were supplied by the Minister of the Economy Etienne Schneider and Minister for the Environment Carole Dieschbourg earlier last week.

The ministers' figures also detailed the potentiality of a second phase, which would increase production to 80,000 tonnes. As for the water quantity required to run the yogurt factory, both ministers provided reassurances that the South Water Syndicate (SES) would guarantee the quantity from 2021 onwards.

The factory is predicted to use around 2,000 cubic metres of water per day to produce yogurt, corresponding to the daily water use of an average of 12,500 residents. Dairy farmers are also likely to benefit from the planned factory, as FAGE would purchase locally and regionally. However, the current 550 dairy farmers in Luxembourg already sell their complete production to the Luxlait, Lactalis, and Arla creameries.