Meal down, frozen up at Síldarvinnslan
Síldarvinnslan’s three fishmeal plants between them took delivery of 131,460 tonnes of raw material during 2016, a drop over the previous year when the three factories accepted 259,394 tonnes.
Norway / Irish partnership leads to major boost in fishmeal technology
An investment by United Fish Industries (UFI, UK & Ireland) and its parent company, the Norwegian-based Pelagia Group, of €30 million has seen one of the most iconic fish processing plants in Ireland being totally redeveloped and reconstructed into one of the most modern marine ingredient plants in the world.
Protein and quality
The sea is full of fish that may not be caught, according to FF Skagen CEO Johannes Palsson, commenting on the reduction in catches of industrial species for protein production.
Skagen meal producer to invest DKK85 million
FF Skagen, which produces around 100,000 tonnes of fishmeal and fish oil annually, is facing down the competition in the industrial fish sector with a planned DKK85 million investment in production systems, replacing six older production lines with four new ones.
Good year for FF Skagen
New markets, new products and more customers are the reasons for FF Skagen’s positive financial results.
Karmøy factory a possibility
Nergård, which recently opened a new fishmeal and fish oil factory in Måløy, has indicated that it has plans to follow this up with another factory in Karmøy.