Tuesday, January 18, 2011

Skretting expands along with aquaculture industry

Skretting owner Nutreco has invested EUR20 million (NZ$ 34.6 million) to double the capacity of its feed centre in Tasmania. The company is installing a second extruder line and modernising the existing line and site infrastructure as a result of growing aquaculture and seafood consumption in Australia and New Zealand.

"We are running at capacity and our market is expanding at 10 per cent a year," elaborated Managing Director of Skretting Australia James Rose. "Doubling capacity sends a strong signal that we believe in the future of aquaculture here and intend to grow with it.” He noted that aquaculture is the quickest growing animal production sector in both Australia and New Zealand.

“The majority of feed produced by Skretting is for salmonids; Atlantic and Chinook salmon and trout, however barramundi and yellowtail have grown substantially in importance in recent years and are important markets to support," Rose continued. As well, Skretting Australia manufactures feeds for the expanding production of southern bluefin tuna (SBT). Read more...

This blog is written by Martin Little The Aquaculturists, published and supported by the International Aquafeed Magazine from Perendale Publishers.

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