NEWS FEED & ADDITIVE MAGAZINE July 2025 9 Agrifirm and UBM Group agreed that Agrifirm Hungary will become part of UBM Group, marking an important step in the further consolidation of the agricultural sector in Hungary. UBM Group is an agricultural group specializing in crop trading, compound feed production, and the supply of high-quality feed ingredients in Hungary. The transaction is expected to be completed in August, 2025. Piet Hilarides, CEO Royal Agrifirm Group, remarked: “Thanks to the many years of dedication and commitment of our employees Agrifirm Hungary has grown into a financially healthy and solid company. The sale of our subsidiary is in line with our strategic course, in which we focus on markets where we have a strong position and can achieve further growth. We are convinced that our Hungarian activities can perform even better with a strong partner such as UBM. We thank our members, customers, partners, and employees for their loyalty and trust, and we are committed to a careful and smooth transition.” Read more>> Agrifirm sells Hungarian subsidiary to UBM Group Polluting CO₂ is turned into nutritious feed for farmed salmon. All it takes are three innovative research environments, a visionary actor in the heavy metal industry, and large quantities of microalgae, according to a recent statement by Nofima. An emission of 300,000 tonnes of CO₂ annually at Finnfjord AS, a ferrosilicon producer located in Northern Norway, is captured in microalgae. The algae use carbon dioxide (CO₂) as an energy source. You could say the algae “eat” CO₂ – just as plants on land do. Nofima produce the feed that includes the algae: “We incorporate the algae into the feed and conduct growth trials with the salmon, from fry to slaughter weight. It is technically challenging, but results so far show that the salmon grow well on the algae feed and are in good health,” says Senior Scientist Sten Siikavuopio, who leads Nofima’s part of the project. The goal of Finnfjord AS is zero emissions – and to utilise all the CO₂ generated by the plant. The aim of turning CO₂ into food for diatoms – which in turn become valuable ingredients in salmon feed – is being pursued by UiT – The Arctic University of Norway, SINTEF, and Nofima in collaboration with Finnfjord AS. One of the major challenges in the global aquaculture industry has been sourcing enough marine oils for salmon feed. Read more>> New project converts industrial CO2 into algae-based salmon feed Photo: Courtesy of Agrifirm Photo: Finnfjord AS
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