Initiatives | North Island Mussel Processors
Tasked with developing a low cost, high volume mussel processing facility, NIMPL is a toll processor for shareholders who export Greenshell mussels to other countries including the United States, Asia and the Middle East. With its iridescent green shell, it is larger than its European black shell counterpart and contains higher meat to shell ratio, protein per kilo and higher Omega 3 concentrations. As a rich source of nutrient and a variant exlusive to New Zealand waters, the desire to maximise Greenshell production has been the catalyst for dynamic changes to the existing NIMPL plant. Already one of Tauranga’s largest employers, NIMPL has a total of approximately 220 staff — 25 permanent and 185 seasonal staff. A further 200 season staff were contracted during the transitional phase of the NIMPL plant expansion, to begin processing in the new factory. Of the incentives behind the plant development, NIMPL general manager Steve Wells says, “All major projects begin with a formal concept layout and our mission was to develop the design to meet our shareholders expectations. “Throughout the development, we were working in conjunction with the company’s working group comprised of some of the industry’s best minds, including Ted Culley, Peter Vitasovich, Tony Sedman and Dorje Strang, to take the original concept and develop the
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