Feed & Additive Magazine Issue 26 March 2023

NEWS 16 FEED & ADDITIVE MAGAZINE March 2023 United Petfood, international producer of dog- and cat food, announced its intention to take a stake in Turkish manufacturer Lider Pet Food. Lider Pet Food is a pet food producer with two high-tech production facilities in Turkey. The company has 15 years of experience in the production of dry pet food for dogs and cats as well as feed for birds, rabbits and rodents. Lider also supplies wet pet food and treats for several of its own brands. “The aim of this partnership is to exchange knowledge and grow together. Lider remains fully self-managed,” according to United Petfood. Read more>> United Petfood to acquire stake in Lider Pet Food Skretting India launches state-of-the-art shrimp and fish feed facility Skretting, Nutreco’s global aquafeed division, opened a state-of-the-art production facility for shrimp and fish feed in Mangrol, Surat. The newly set up high-end facility is part of Skretting’s commitment towards the Indian aquaculture sector and its strategy to further develop in Asia. The facility was inaugurated on February 13, 2023, by Dr. Sanjeev Balyan, Hon’ble Minister of State of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying. Michiel van Erkel, Agriculture Counsellor for India and Sri Lanka, Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands was also present at the opening. Spread over an area of 20,000 sq mt and built with an investment of EUR 18.5 million, the facility will cater to both shrimp and fish cultures. The shrimp cultures will include white tiger and black tiger, while fish cultures will include Indian major carps, and high-value fish like snakehead, seabass, among others. The Mangrol facility has three production lines with a production capacity of 50,000 metric tonnes per annum. It can produce both extruded/floating and pelleted/sinking feed as per the requirement of the species and customers. There is also adequate land and infrastructure available to increase the production capacity in the future. “We are thrilled to announce the launch of our state-of-the-art production facility at Mangrol in Surat. We have been meeting the needs of shrimp hatcheries, nurseries, and farmers since 2018 in India, and supporting customers across feed-farmhealth with our high-quality feed and services. The new facility enables us to contribute our bit to the prestigious Atmanirbhar Bharat – Make in India initiative, while simultaneously improving the efficiencies for a closer connect with our customers. We will cater to the domestic market and also customers in Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and The Middle East,” said Dr. Saurabh Shekhar, General Manager – Nutreco South Asia. Read more>>

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