The opening session of the Blue Food Innovation event in London last week centered around the need for sustainable aquaculture innovation to address climate change, responsible feed sourcing and measuring, the social licence to operate, and consumer awareness....
A strong Q4 2023 performance drove a record-high full-year EBITDA for Danish aqua feed manufacturer, BioMar, with the business performing better than had been expected due to improvements in the salmon division.
In the last 10 years there has been increased use of mechanical and other forms of treatment to help with the challenge of sea lice, increasing the cost of salmon production and also involving stressful events for the fish such as handling.
French retailer, Auchan, Danish feed manufacturer, BioMar, Ecuadorian shrimp farmer, Edpacif, and global NGO, Earthworm Foundation, have teamed up to launch an eco-friendly shrimp product.
Yield10 Bioscience and BioMar Group have signed an agreement to form a long-term partnership to commercialize a Camelina crop containing enriched levels of EPA and DHA.
BioMar and Skretting reveal focus on hatchery feeds, while premix producer, VDS, and Aller Aqua team up on a range of feed products designed for use in a shrimp RAS system.
US based ingredient provider, Benson Hill, has a deep understanding of where the challenges lie for the aquaculture industry, from reducing the impacts of climate change to improving climate resiliency, says an executive.
Reports from the Blue Food Innovation Summit in London
The prevalence of infectious diseases in the aquaculture industry requires a multi-pronged approach to control; the experts agree there is no one silver bullet in terms of managing health and welfare in fish and shrimp farming.
Danish aqua feed producer, BioMar, and France based biotech, Agronutris, have signed a long-term partnership to develop the 'next generation' of black soldier fly (BSF) derived protein, one that addresses the specific needs of the aquaculture...
BioMar has gone beyond feed in terms of its innovation strategy and has entered the world of pond and tank health with a new bioremediation range, SmartCare Balance.
BioMar says it grew its reported revenue by 41% in Q3, even with slightly lower volume sales than last year, while earnings recovered significantly compared to the same quarter in 2021.
BioMar Group and Síldarvinnslan, a processor of fishmeal and fish oil, have signed a memorandum of understanding to build a high-tech aquafeed production facility in Iceland.
Fish feed producers are working to reduce their carbon emissions as raw materials have been proven to contribute the highest greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.
Deep Branch has secured £4.8m (US$5.8m) in funding from the UK government’s Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS) £1bn Net Zero Innovation Portfolio to scale up its CO2-to-protein technology.
The Norwegian Supreme Court has found in favor of fish health group, STIM, in its long-standing IP battle with BioMar in relation to a smolt-feed patent.
Single cell protein innovator, Deep Branch, is collaborating with the National Power Company of Iceland, Landsvirkjun, to assess the feasibility of building its first commercial-scale plant in Iceland.
BioMar reported very strong revenue growth for its first quarter in 2022 but its earnings were down due to increased costs of raw materials and energy. It is lowering its profit guidance, mainly as a result of the Russia/Ukraine situation.
BioMar Australia says it has recently commissioned a new dedicated algal oil facility at its Wesley Vale factory in north west Tasmania, with the aim of reducing the amount of fish oil in its salmon feed.
The Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) has just launched a feed standard to tackle any unsustainable and irresponsible practices across the aquaculture feed supply chain.
We look at developments around personnel in the feed industry over the past few weeks, with a Cargill executive moving to Danish Agro and a change at the top at ForFarmers, among others.
BioMar Norway has decided to appeal the recent judgement of the Oslo District Court that found against it in a patent violation case brought by fish health group, STIM.
BioMar recently asked commodity supply chains risk assessment provider, NEPCon, to scrutinize its soy value chain in Brazil, as part of the Danish company’s source-to-market rating process of its raw material portfolio – Sustainable Solutions Steering.
