TURKEY
BioMar-Sagun has built a new ďŹ sh feed factory
A game changer in the booming Turkish aquaculture industry A joint venture between the BioMar Group from Denmark and the Sagun Group of Turkey, BioMar-Sagun has established a greenďŹ eld ďŹ sh feed factory in SĂśke, Turkey, that went on stream in the middle of 2016.
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ioMar-Sagun, the new company, has high ambitions on contributing to the development and innovation of the Turkish aquaculture industry, by combining BioMar’s more than 50 years’ global expertise in aquafeeds with the Sagun Group’s solid local knowledge and experience in the field.
Introducing new feed concepts to farmers With the new factory, a large range of high performing and specialised feeds is being introduced to the Turkish aquaculture industry. The feeds have different formulae that are used in different growth stages and seasons for the purpose of ensuring the best economic performance of the farms. “This is new for the
industry�, says Bora Aydemir, the managing director of the joint venture. “In the past the composition of the ingredients, and in particular the proportion of fat and protein in the feed, was the only factor fish farmers paid attention to. But now by using BioMar’s Performance Concept, we are supplying highly targeted fish feeds that are optimised to deliver a potential feed performance that can fully exploit the growth potential of the farmed species without being dependent on any particular protein or fat source.� “This is now possible and available to the Turkish fish farmers due to BioMar’s extensive research carried out in order to reduce the dependency on existing sources of protein (e.g. fish
Quality assurance is an integrated part of the manufacturing process and extends to error-free logistics and delivery services. 42
Bora Aydemir, managing director of a joint venture between the BioMar Group and the Sagun Group that will produce a range of fish feeds.
The factory has a capacity of 50,000 tonnes of feed a year. The site is big enough to allow the factory to expand if necessary.
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