Processing
Marel is a step closer to US takeover
Marel, one of the world’s leading seafood and food processing equipment suppliers, announced today that it has entered into a voluntary takeover transaction agreement with the Chicago based John Bean Technologies Corporation (“JBT”) that aims to pave the way to a proposed takeover. A previous bid worth around US $2.6bn (around £2bn) by JBT late…
Read MoreGrieg outlines plans for airport processing centre
Grieg Seafood is answering the call to process more salmon in Norway with a new processing facility near the capital, Oslo. The NOK 130m (£10m) centre (impression shown above) will be close to Gardermoen, Oslo’s main airport. The development is part of the company’s strategy to increase value creation and process more of its own…
Read MoreNova Sea signs £50m slaughterhouse contract
Norwegian salmon farmer Nova Sea has signed a £50m (NOK 673m) contract to build a new slaughterhouse in Nordland. The deal with the construction company Consto will see an ultra-modern facility on the small island of Lovund. It is in the area where Nova Sea began its fish farming operations in the 1970s. The new…
Read MoreMowi processing plant upgrade nears completion
Salmon producer Mowi and food processing systems business Marel are putting the final touches on Mowi Scotland’s Fort William processing plant upgrade. The project includes the installation of state-of-the-art food processing and packaging systems. When complete the upgrade will enable the facility to process and pack 200 fish per minute and increase plant capacity to…
Read MoreProcessing software business Maritech acquired by US firm
Seafood processing and logistics software business Maritech has been snapped up by US high-tech group CAI Software. Maritech is a leading cloud-based ERP (enterprise resource planning) provider for the seafood and logistics industries across the European and North American markets. Founded in Norway, Maritech has an expansive, blue-chip customer bases in the seafood industry, offering…
Read MoreIcelandic investors snap up Optimar
High-tech aquaculture and processing business Optimar International has been acquired by Icelandic investment company Kaldbakur ehf. Kaldbakur has completed the purchase of all shares in the company from the previous owner, German investment firm Franz Haniel & Cie. GmbH, for an undisclosed sum. Based in Ålesund, Norway, and with offices in Norway, Spain, Romania, and…
Read MoreCod farmer acquires salmon harvesting site
Norwegian cod farmer Ode has taken over a harvesting facility formerly owned by the salmon group Måsøval. Ode confirmed at the weekend that it had acquired the Western Seaproducts facility in Vartdal near Ålesund, on the west coast of Norway. The plant will become a fully owned subsidiary and will be operated as a specialised…
Read MoreNordlaks set to resume shelved investment projects
Nordlaks, Norway’s largest privately owned salmon farmer, is resuming a major investment programme it cancelled following the announcement of the salmon tax 18 months ago. Plans for a new slaughterhouse, filleting department and offices at Børøya in Stokmarknes were among several aquaculture projects put on hold in the autumn of 2022 by the industry. Tomas…
Read MoreFire destroys large processing plant in Chile
A large salmon processing plant in southern Chile has been severely damaged by fire. The site, near the city of Punta Arenas, employs several hundred people and belongs to Entrevientos, which is owned in turn by the aquaculture companies Blumar and Multiexport Foods, also known as Multi X. Large flames followed by a huge pall…
Read MoreLerøy outlines action over listeria issues
The Lerøy Seafood Group has issued a statement outlining how it plans to combat the company’s recent listeria problems. The issue appears to centre around a slaughterhouse at Lerøy Midt from where a number of cases have been reported. In December it was reported that Lerøy’s salmon and game supply business, Laks & Vilt (Salmon…
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