NEWS 10 FEED & ADDITIVE MAGAZINE April 2023 Entobel expands its operations in Vietnam Entobel, one of the leading global insect-based ingredient producers, partnered with the International Finance Corporation (IFC) to scale up its operations in Vietnam. As part of a long-term collaboration agreement that includes early-stage project development support, IFC will support Entobel’s expansion in Vietnam and the region. Based in Singapore, Entobel is one of the very few players already producing insect ingredients at a commercial scale from the Black Soldier Fly-a species that provides a great source of protein-with applications in high-quality aquafeed and pet food. Entobel is currently building Asia’s largest insect plant to date in Vung Tau province, Vietnam, which will supply 10,000 metric tons of insect meal annually to local and international aquafeed and pet food-producing customers. The construction is on schedule and the first commercial sales are expected later this year. The main product of Entobel is insect meal, which is used, among other applications, as a sustainable alternative to fishmeal in the aquaculture industry. “We are impressed by Entobel’s operations in this innovative industry, which can provide a sustainable high-protein alternative to wild-caught fish used in aquafeed,” said Thomas Jacobs, IFC Country Manager for Vietnam, Cambodia, and Lao PDR. Read more>> Royal DSM, a global purpose-led science-based company, launched new technology, Digital SalmoFan™, to accurately measure fillet colour throughout the entire value chain. The Digital SalmoFan™ is a portable and user-friendly device measuring the colour of salmon fillet according to a numeric scoring system. This innovation builds upon the DSM SalmoFan™ and SalmoFan™ Lineal – used today throughout the global salmon industry to measure fillet colour— and brings globally accepted standard colour metrics into the digital era. The Digital SalmoFan™, which will be available to companies globally across the salmon industry value chain, from feed producers, farmers, to processors, and retailers, further highlights DSM commitment as the industry leader in colour measurement tools. According to the company’s statement, innovative features of the Digital SalmoFan™ include: Portable, compact and easy to use. Fillet colour can be measured consistently anywhere, without any light interference. Objective and accurate: measurements strongly correlated to, and expressed as, a SalmoFan™ score – the globally accepted standard colour metric. Once connected with smartphones and tablets via Bluetooth, the Digital SalmoFan™ is simply placed on a sample fillet and ready to scan. A SalmoFan™ score appears on the screen. The Digital SalmoFan™ app is an efficient way to gather, store and share the data collected from colour measurements. Data are captured in standard spreadsheets for easy export into larger databases. Read more>> DSM launches Digital SalmoFan™ color measurement tool
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