In 2009, Solum Gruppen was awarded the Danish Liberal Party Climate and Environment Award which was presented by the Danish Prime Minister, Lars Løkke Rasmussen. The award was given for Solum Gruppen’s ability to successfully combine environmentally friendly waste management with a smarter business model.

The company also received the Gazelle Award from Borsen (Denmark’s leading business newspaper) for outstanding business management and growth in 1999, 2000, 2006 and 2007.

In 2009, Maj Invest Equity (formerly LD Invest Equity) invested in Solum A/S to make way for further growth.

Since 1999, Solum Gruppen has invested more than DKK 25 million in the development of the Aikan concept. This development has been financed by the company’s operations in other business areas. The only external support has been DKK 2 million from the EU Life project, and support from the Danish Environmental Protection Agency for reporting on the Aikan showcase plant.

We currently take a keen interest in advances in enzymes and second-generation biofuels. Some of the “naturally” occurring processes in the Aikan process module clearly indicate that Nature on its own, given the right conditions, is able to accelerate processes that would take much longer under less optimal conditions. Solum Gruppen is currently investigating the possibilities to further accelerate the processes. This work is being done in cooperation with Novozymes, a world leader in enzyme solutions.

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