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Marel closes USD 540 million acquisition of processing solutions leader Wenger Manufacturing
Date
August 26, 2022
Marel has successfully closed the acquisition of Wenger Manufacturing, a global leader in processing solutions for the growing pet food, plant-based protein and aquafeed markets. The USD 540 million acquisition brings together two highly complementary product portfolio that will be...
World Congress of Genetics Applied to Livestock Production held in the Netherlands focus on Aquaculture
Date
August 19, 2022
Aquaculture was one of this year’s focal areas of the World Congress of Genetics Applied to Livestock Production 2022 (WCGALP) took place a few weeks ago in Rotterdam, Netherlands. With an increase in the number of papers presented in the...
Nova Scotia, Canada, Launched a Public Consultation on Aquaculture Regulations
Date
August 19, 2022
The Government of Nova Scotia, Canada, launched some days ago a Public Consultation on Aquaculture Regulations. The consultation is open to September 6, and people can provide feedback through an online survey with six open-ended questions. A public input guide...
Thailand’s CP Foods announced progress made with SeaBOS to reduce antibiotics in aquaculture and advance ocean sustainability efforts
Date
August 19, 2022
Charoen Pokphand Foods PCL (CP Foods), Thai agro-industrial conglomerate and leading global shrimp producer, announced progress made on reducing antibiotics in aquaculture and seafood sustainability efforts as a part of the Seafood Business for Ocean Stewardship (SeaBOS) initiative. SeaBOS recently...
Benchmark Genetics announces the official opening of its new incubation center in Iceland
Date
August 19, 2022
The international company Benchmark Genetics announced the official opening of its new incubation center in Vogar, Iceland, on the 23rd of August. As they reported, the new center holds 10,000 single incubators and gets fresh and clean water from deep...
Minnesota-based EcoCortec is Becoming Europe’s Largest Anticorrosion Film Plant
Date
August 19, 2022
The Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States (US), based company EcoCortec proudly announced the expansion of its plant located in green area in Croatia, a European daughter company of Cortec Corporation. The company is a manufacturer of environmentally safe VCI/VpCI anti-corrosion...
Skretting’s Annual Sustainability Report shows the company’s commitment to reducing its carbon footprint
Date
August 19, 2022
The actions that international company Skretting is taking to reduce the carbon footprint of its food solutions have been recorded in its recently published Annual Sustainability Report 2021. The document also defines the company's key challenges and provides specific examples...
The Norwegian Hima Seafood Receives an Investment of GBP 40 Million for construction of world’s largest land-based trout farm
Date
August 12, 2022
The Norwegian company Hima Seafood will receive an investment of GBP 40 million (USD 48.6 million, EUR 47.8 million) over the next three to four years for its land-based trout farming project in Rjukan, Norway. Hima's recirculating aquaculture systems farm...
Nordic takes next step forward in California
Date
August 12, 2022
The Humboldt County Planning Commission, in California, United States (US) voted to certify the Environmental Impact Report (EIR), a comprehensive initial step in the Nordic Aquafarms (NAF) permitting process. In addition to that certification, the commission also approved the coastal...