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Krill protein plant
The new facility, which will produce food-grade krill protein from waste products, will begin production starting next week.
Aker BioMarine , the Norwegian biotechnology company and the world's leading supplier of krill, has officially opened its state-of-the-art protein production facility in Ski, eastern Norway.
The NOK 300 million ($28 million/€26 million) krill protein plant will begin producing quality protein made from residual krill raw materials next week.
In a LinkedIn post announcing the opening, CEO Matts Johansen described it as "an important milestone for the Aker BioMarine business ."
"We have been working on this project for the last se C Level Executive List ven years, traveling around the world, gathering knowledge and experience, developing processes and products and finally building a factory here in Norway ," he wrote.
Unused biomass of krill waste products converted into food
The project seeks to capitalize on unused biomass obtained from krill processing . The new krill protein plant, which is the first of its kind, will develop and expand the process of producing high-quality protein from residual raw materials from Aker BioMarine's krill products . The plant will also allow further processing of other raw materials in the future.
“The sea is crucial for us to meet the future challenges we see in today's food systems, and further development of marine raw materials must be done in a safe and sustainable way. With this pioneering project, we are facilitating the use of new biomasses that will be important to meet future needs for new protein sources,” said Christine Strømhylden Lunder , head of the protein initiative at Aker BioMarine , in a statement in Norwegian.
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“With cultivated land everywhere in the agricultural municipality of Ski, we will trace the contours of the next generation of aquaculture industries,” said Johansen.
“It may seem like an unusual choice of location for a fishing company like this, but for us krill was the obvious choice. It is a strategic location very close to key actors in our ecosystem. For example, we have the University of Life Sciences and the NMBU research environment very close and it is also not far from our head office in Fornebu. “Innovation is not something that is done in isolation, it happens together with others, and with this location we are close to our good partners,” he stated.
“We are leveraging Aker BioMarine 's cutting-edge expertise in krill processing and will open up more opportunities, for ourselves and other players, in the future. With old knowledge we find new solutions,” added Johansen.
The new facility, which will produce food-grade krill protein from waste products, will begin production starting next week.
Aker BioMarine , the Norwegian biotechnology company and the world's leading supplier of krill, has officially opened its state-of-the-art protein production facility in Ski, eastern Norway.
The NOK 300 million ($28 million/€26 million) krill protein plant will begin producing quality protein made from residual krill raw materials next week.
In a LinkedIn post announcing the opening, CEO Matts Johansen described it as "an important milestone for the Aker BioMarine business ."
"We have been working on this project for the last se C Level Executive List ven years, traveling around the world, gathering knowledge and experience, developing processes and products and finally building a factory here in Norway ," he wrote.
Unused biomass of krill waste products converted into food
The project seeks to capitalize on unused biomass obtained from krill processing . The new krill protein plant, which is the first of its kind, will develop and expand the process of producing high-quality protein from residual raw materials from Aker BioMarine's krill products . The plant will also allow further processing of other raw materials in the future.
“The sea is crucial for us to meet the future challenges we see in today's food systems, and further development of marine raw materials must be done in a safe and sustainable way. With this pioneering project, we are facilitating the use of new biomasses that will be important to meet future needs for new protein sources,” said Christine Strømhylden Lunder , head of the protein initiative at Aker BioMarine , in a statement in Norwegian.
Project defines “next generation of aquaculture industries” in Norway, says Aker BioMarine CEO
“With cultivated land everywhere in the agricultural municipality of Ski, we will trace the contours of the next generation of aquaculture industries,” said Johansen.
“It may seem like an unusual choice of location for a fishing company like this, but for us krill was the obvious choice. It is a strategic location very close to key actors in our ecosystem. For example, we have the University of Life Sciences and the NMBU research environment very close and it is also not far from our head office in Fornebu. “Innovation is not something that is done in isolation, it happens together with others, and with this location we are close to our good partners,” he stated.
“We are leveraging Aker BioMarine 's cutting-edge expertise in krill processing and will open up more opportunities, for ourselves and other players, in the future. With old knowledge we find new solutions,” added Johansen.