The new Nergård Pelagic factory at Måløy in western Norway is almost ready and has been running production tests using capelin caught in Icelandic waters.
Last week pelagic vessel Sæbjørn landed 200 tonnes of capelin from Iceland at the Nergård Pelagic plant for meal and oil production and the plant is planned to be ready for full production by the time the blue whiting season is fully underway.
‘It looks good and we have already run test batches through the system,’ said Øyvind Stang of Nergård Pelagic. ‘We have two production lines and should be able to process 1200 tonnes per day,’ he said, commenting that the official opening takes place on the 23rd of February.
The factory is expected to employ a staff of 17 in the plant itself and in the sales department.
‘We aim to be up and running for the blue whiting season, and we’ll see then how much raw material the new plant can handle,’ he said.
Photo: Sildelaget
