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The THK team, from left, Tee Hock Seong, Tee Hock Koon, Tee Hock Keong and Tracy Tee
Raj Pillai, Associate Director and Steven Suresh (right) at the Gills n Claws booth with Professor Aziz Arshad, Universiti Putra Malaysia (centre).
meal levels with plant meals. In the 1980s, Nippon Formula Feed Mfg developed microencapsulated artificial plankton BP which was highly regarded in the black tiger shrimp hatchery industry in Taiwan. Production was suspended and now Feed One has upgraded the product and is bringing it back into the market. Two other products are Ambrose, taurine enhanced soft granulated feed for larval fish and PL-Feed designed for the kuruma shrimp. www.feed-one.co.jp
leader in the farming of mud crabs. The business started in 2009 with R&D which was completed in 2014. Today, it carries out the fattening of crabs hatched in Sri Lanka at its vertical farming facility at the crab farm in Kranji. At full capacity, the farm can rear 40,000 crabs at one go and produce about 200 tonnes/year. At the booth, Steven Suresh, CEO, was there to offer business opportunities to farmers interested in mud crab farming. “There is a growing demand for mud crab in the Asia Pacific region. We are one of the leading suppliers of fresh mud crabs and fish to Singapore restaurants and supermarkets.” gillnclaws.com
China’s leading shrimp feed producer, Guangdong Evergreen Feed Industry is the latest entrant into the Malaysia’s aqua feed market. By the end of the year it will be producing both shrimp and fish feeds with its joint venture partner, GST Sdn Bhd, a leading marine fish producer. The new feed mill Green Island Feed Mills Sdn Bhd will be based in Penang. It will produce floating and slow sinking marine fish feeds. It will also produce feeds for the monodon and vannamei shrimp. www.evergreenfeedindustry.com Malaysian aquaculture supplier, THK Sales & Service was founded in 2002. This family company, set up by Tee Hock Koon has, over the years, expanded and improved its products to meet industry demands. It has been keeping abreast with technology as the industry expands. In Malaysia, Tee was the first to develop and introduce autofeeders to shrimp farmers. With a dynamic team, THK has now expanded into regional markets. Current product range includes a new generation of autofeeders, paddlewheels, water pumps, HDPE liners and LDPE sheets. The company also provides consultations in designing and constructing farm structures. THK also provides services such as construction of HDPE nursery/culture tank and liner installation. www.thk.com.my Singapore based Gills n Claws Aquaculture Pte Ltd is a market
Participants from Malaysia and India; from left, Thanabal; Giva Kuppasamy, GK Aqua Sdn Bhd; S. Santhana Krishnan, Marine Technologies; and Sandip Ahirrao, Growel Feeds Private Limited, India.
Yosuke (Yoshi) Hirono (centre) and team at the Higashimaru booth. On the right is Satit Phanich, Marine Leader, Thailand
From left; Tan Boon Fei, Ning Shinny Widjaja, Jimmy Wichawet, Kemin Industries, Singapore and Thailand with Benjamin Dong, Guangzhou Nutriera Biotechnology Co. Ltd, China (second right)
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November/December 2017 AQUA Culture Asia Pacific Magazine