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De Heus breaks ground on new animal feed plant in Ivory Coast
The company started the construction of a greenfield compound feed factory in Abidjan, in the new industrial zone of PK in Attingue’, Ivory Coast, with an initial capacity of 100,000 tons per year. The factory will produce high-quality complete feed for fish, poultry and cattle, which will expand the current portfolio of Koudijs concentrates and specialty feeds. Production is planned to commence during the second half of 2022.
BioMar to expand capacity in Ecuador BioMar unveiled a comprehensive investment plan for its business unit in Ecuador. It includes new land, a transformation of the current factory layout, an upgrade of existing pelletizing equipment, and four new lines for extruded feed. The two-phased installation will bring a total of four new lines with a combined capacity of 200,000 tons at BioMar’s facilities in Guayaquil. The investments are part of the preparation for the introduction of new advanced shrimp feed concepts, which are planned for launch in the market from 2022.
Aquafeed Technology Center opens in Norway The state-of-the-art center, located at Nofima’s facilities in Bergen, aims to work towards a more environmentally friendly fish feed. Its infrastructure and expertise offers are within bioprocessing, process technology, extrusion and feed technology, and analytical platforms. The center’s new equipment allows studying the impact the processing of new raw materials has on the ingredients and the final product.
Aquafeed: Advances in Processing & Formulation Vol 13 Issue 4 2021
