NEWS 14 FEED & ADDITIVE MAGAZINE July 2023 Finland's only fish feed factory, formerly known as Raisioaqua, is now operating under a new name Alltech Fennoaqua Oy, reflecting its new ownership. The company, which was previously owned by the Raisio Group, was recently acquired by Finnforel Oy and Alltech, an animal nutrition company headquartered in Nicholasville, Kentucky, USA. The new name, Alltech Fennoaqua Oy, is a reference to the company’s home country of Finland and the region around the Baltic Sea. Alltech Fennoaqua ensures Finnish domestic aquaculture production as a result of its domestic feed production in Raisio, Finland. Before the acquisition by Alltech and Finnforel, fish feed production in Finland was under threat. If the factory had shut down, Finland’s rainbow trout would have been entirely dependent on foreign feed. "Fish feed production could have stopped in Finland without this change of ownership,” said Tomi Kantola, CEO of Alltech Fennoaqua. “After that, one could have questioned whether fish raised in Finland could be called Finnish in the end. Now, Alltech Fennoaqua will continue to provide Finnish feed for fish raised by Finns." Fish feed is a core business of the new owners of Alltech Fennoaqua, who are pioneers in nutrition for fish in recirculating aquaculture systems (RAS). The volume of production at the Alltech Fennoaqua factory will increase to accommodate additional production of RAS feeds. Read more>> Finnish fish feed factory continues its production as Alltech Fennoaqua BioMar expands its marine hatchery trial facilities BioMar Group announced the expansion of the marine hatchery trial facilities at its Aquaculture Technology Centre (ATC) Hirtshals in Denmark. The investment will allow for an expansion into a new, larger facility with the capability of performing trials in semi-industrial conditions. The investment in this state-of-the-art facility follows the continued success of the LARVIVA hatchery feeds across the main hatchery markets, together with the two capacity expansions at the production facility in France to cover the market demand. The decision further reinforces BioMar’s commitment to driving innovation and meeting the evolving needs of hatcheries across the globe. “We believe that this investment will unlock potential for growth in new markets and new species. This will bring innovations, further solidifying our position as a leading provider of premium-quality hatchery feeds. The expansion of the ATC Hirtshals facility aligns with BioMar’s strategic plan for the hatchery segment, which is a key pillar for the development of marine fish and shrimp feeds,” said Henrik Aarestrup, VP LATAM, Shrimp & Hatchery at BioMar. Read more>>
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