BioMar News

BioMar factory first to comply with new ASC standard

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 12:16:53 GMT

The BioMar factory in Brande, Denmark, which among other products produces fry feed for all of BioMar's markets in Europe, has as the first feed supplier in the world, been audited and found to comply with new ASC-standard for salmon and trout.

BioMar and Lallemand Animal Nutrition extend their collaboration

Tue, 04 Jun 2013 13:56:38 GMT

The fish feed supplier, BioMar, and the feed additives and specialty functional feed ingredients manufacturer, Lallemand SAS, have signed a formal research, development and commercial collaboration agreement aimed at expanding the knowledge and use of probiotics in fish feeding.

BioMar sponsors international conference on recirculation aquaculture systems

Tue, 14 May 2013 11:59:46 GMT

Fish farming in Recirculation Aquaculture Systems (RAS) is rapidly gaining importance. With a tight environmental control, restrictions on water availability, but also a public framework supporting the development and implementation of new recirculation technologies in aquaculture Denmark has become a hot spot for the development of recirculation technology and this autumn it will host a major conference on RAS.

BioMar invests in new large Feed Trial Unit in Chile

Thu, 11 Apr 2013 10:31:48 GMT

The BioMar Group will in April initiate the construction of a new facility for Research and Development. It will be located together with one of BioMar's three Chilean factories in Pargua outside Puerto Montt.

New R & D Manager for BioMar Continental Europe

Fri, 22 Feb 2013 14:02:42 GMT

BioMar Senior Researcher J�rgen Holm will become new R & D Manager for BioMar Continental Europe. He will take over from Ole Christensen as he takes up his new position as Managing Director for BioMar Denmark.

PhD thesis boosts BioMar research

Fri, 01 Feb 2013 15:00:17 GMT

Kim Sch�n Ekmann from the BioMar Research Centre in Hirtshals defended his PhD dissertation in January 2013 - a milestone achievement both for himself and for BioMar.

David Owen joins the BioFarm team

Tue, 06 Nov 2012 11:54:27 GMT

We are happy to announce that David Owen joined the BioFarm team on November 1st. David will be working as technical support consultant with base in our factory in Brande, Denmark.

BioMar ready to combat deformities in fish larvae and fry

Fri, 28 Sep 2012 08:37:32 GMT

BioMar is introducing the first feed range with a probiotic bacteria approved for use in all aquaculture species in the European Union. The most significant benefit of the new LARVIVA products with probiotics will be a reduction in the occurrence of deformities in fish larvae and fry.

BioMar West Med renews GLOBALG.A.P certification

Tue, 22 May 2012 09:28:47 GMT

BioMar Iberia in Spain and BioMar SAS in France have renewed the GLOBALG.A.P. certification after having passed a recent audit which focused on BioMar's procedures for quality, food safety and manufacturing.

First production at new BioMar plant in Costa Rica

Mon, 21 May 2012 12:44:41 GMT

The first trial production of tilapia feed took place at the new BioMar factory in Costa Rica Thursday the 17th May.

BioMar Denmark receives GLOBALG.A.P. certification

Thu, 03 May 2012 14:13:12 GMT

The BioMar factory in Brande, Denmark, has received the GLOBALG.A.P. certification. The factory supplies among other products fry feed to all European markets and this feed will now be covered by the GLOBALG.A.P. certification.

BioMar sponsors Flavobacterium 2012

Fri, 27 Apr 2012 14:28:50 GMT

The 3rd conference on flavobacteria takes place in the city of Turku in Finland from the 5th - 7th of June 2012.

Colourful feed bags

Wed, 11 Apr 2012 11:45:38 GMT

As part of the celebration of BioMar's 50th Anniversary, the feed packed in 20 and 25 kg feed bags from the BioMar factories in Denmark, Spain and France will in the coming months bear the artwork of the children from a local school in Brande - the Danish city where the BioMar history started 50 years ago.

BioMar partner in large EU research project

Fri, 09 Mar 2012 13:35:16 GMT

The EU project ARRAINA (Advanced Research Initiatives for Nutrition & Aquaculture) was officially launched during a meeting in Paris in February with BioMar as fish feed partner.

PRO-EEL Workshop in Valencia

Thu, 01 Mar 2012 13:32:33 GMT

The reproduction of eels in captivity has become an important research focus due to the severe decline of the natural stocks.

The new BioMar fish feed factory in Costa Rica is getting ready

Fri, 20 Jan 2012 09:49:49 GMT

The construction of the new feed plant in Costa Rica is going ahead according to schedule and it is expected to enter service in May 2012.

BioMar sponsors AQUA 2012

Wed, 04 Jan 2012 15:35:24 GMT

The AQUA 2012 Conference will take place in the Czech capital Prague from the 1st to the 5th September 2012 and it will be a combined scientific conference and tradeshow.

EFICO Plus 805 - winter nutrition for gilt-head sea bream

Mon, 14 Nov 2011 10:54:15 GMT

Winter is coming and it is time to prepare the sea bream for a challenging period with reduced metabolic activity and low feed intake.

How to feed 7.000.000.000 people

Wed, 02 Nov 2011 10:41:24 GMT

The world population is according to the UN in these days passing 7.000.000.000 and the need for a sustainable food production is more relevant than ever.

BioMar sponsors Aquaculture Europe 2011

Sun, 09 Oct 2011 11:01:02 GMT

The international conference will take place in Rhodes, Greece, from the 18th to the 21st October and we look forward to meet customers and partners at this important gathering.

Royal visit at BioMar Research Centre

Fri, 02 Sep 2011 12:16:08 GMT

Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark got an insight into aquaculture research and development activities at the North Sea Science Park in Hirtshals, Denmark.

BioMar reinforces research in Mediterranean species

Thu, 11 Aug 2011 10:25:57 GMT

In order to increase our focus on product development for Mediterranean fish species, Alex Makol Arenas has joined BioMar Continental Europe as Product Developer with base in our factory in Due�as, Spain.

New specialised feed for recirculation farming

Fri, 08 Jul 2011 11:34:36 GMT

BioMar introduces ORBIT - a revolutionary new feed line, specifically targeted at aquaculture in recirculation systems.

BioMar inaugurates new high tech feed production line in Norway

Tue, 28 Jun 2011 09:35:15 GMT

The total production capacity has more than doubled, and is now up to 260,000 tons

New PhD project in BioMar R&D Centre

Fri, 27 May 2011 09:45:45 GMT

Marine Rolland has joined BioMar as a PhD student on a project targeted at expanding the knowledge on amino-acid uptake patterns in fish fed plant-based proteins.

New Commercial Manager for BioMar West Med

Wed, 23 Feb 2011 19:19:45 GMT

We are happy to announce that Miguel Miranda Martinez, previously Sales Manager for BioMar Iberia, has been appointed Commercial Manager for BioMar West Med.

BioMar West Med GLOBALG.A.P certified

Thu, 17 Feb 2011 15:11:20 GMT

BioMar SAS in France and BioMar Iberia in Spain are now certified according to GLOBALG.A.P. From February 2011, the two BioMar factories in Nersac, France and Due�as, Spain have been certified against the most recent and most demanding GLOBALG.A.P check-list for Compound feed manufacturing (CFM), version 2.0 from March 2010.

BioMar to establish factory in Costa Rica

Fri, 04 Feb 2011 13:04:30 GMT

The BioMar Group and one of the world leaders in tilapia production, Aquacorporacion Internacional SA (ACI), will establish a new joint venture factory for the production of tilapia feed in Costa Rica.

Jean Aupetit, Finance & Administration Manager retires

Mon, 29 Nov 2010 08:25:39 GMT

Jean Aupetit is retiring after 31 years with our company, out of which 20 years within the umbrella of the BioMar name. Jean Aupetit has over the years been closely involved in the development of first Aqualim and then BioMar across the Mediterranean area including the establishment of BioMar in Greece, Spain, Italy, and most recently in North Africa.

BioMar exhibits at SIAT 2010 in Tunisia

Fri, 24 Sep 2010 10:23:27 GMT

From the 6th to the 9th October 2010 BioMar will be present with a stand at the International Exhibition of Agricultural Investment and Technology in Tunis (SIAT 2010), Tunisia.

Modifications to product labels

Mon, 30 Aug 2010 15:18:41 GMT

A new European regulation, CE 767/2009, concerning the labelling of complete feed comes into force on 1st of September 2010. From this date BioMar SAS applies the new rules to all product labels, however feed produced before 1st of September will still be delivered with the old labels until stocks are exhausted.

BioMar inaugurates new experimental farm in Greece

Mon, 23 Aug 2010 08:31:10 GMT

The BioMar Group inaugurated this summer a new experimental farm in Greece. The primary objective of the farm is to determinate with greater precision the Feed Conversion Rate of different feed types for Mediterranean fish species raised in net cages - and thereby also to evaluate the economic performance of the different feed types.

BioMar sponsors the Offshore Mariculture 2010 Conference in Croatia

Mon, 17 May 2010 13:35:56 GMT

BioMar sponsors the third Offshore Mariculture Conference which takes place at the Hilton Imperial Hotel in Dubrovnik in Croatia, from 16-18 June 2010.

New sales agent for BioMar in North Africa

Tue, 13 Apr 2010 14:24:33 GMT

Mr Mustapha Bendag has been appointed sales agent for BioMar in North Africa. Mustapha Bendag will provide technical and commercial services to our customers in Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco, Egypt and Libya. He will work in close cooperation with C�lia Albessard, BioMar's Export Manager for North Africa, and with Michel Autin, Research and Development Manager at BioMar.

New brood stock feed

Wed, 13 Jan 2010 14:33:37 GMT

The new brood stock feed EFICO Genio 991 is now available - it is an updated and improved version of BioMar's recognised brood stock feed for trout.

BioMar news as RSS-feed

Thu, 07 Jan 2010 10:34:47 GMT

If you would like to keep updated with the news from BioMar without having to visit our web site, we now invite you to use RSS-feeds. RSS-feeds provide you with the latest updated news from BioMar's web site. Our feeds contain headlines and links to the latest news articles.

LARVIVA production moves to France

Thu, 17 Dec 2009 16:40:14 GMT

The production of BioMar's successful hatchery feed range LARVIVA has moved from Denmark to the BioMar factory in Nersac, France. The move is intended to benefit hatcheries in the Mediterranean area by offering improved logistic services but also a closer dialogue between customers and BioMar product development.

First BioMar feed with a probiotic

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 08:43:33 GMT

A long term Research & Development project, initiated through the OFIMER program and gathering BioMar, the French research institutes IFREMER and INRA, and the industrial company Lallemand, has resulted in the first EU-approval of the use of probiotics for salmonids. BioMar will utilise the approval in several new feed products.

New feed type for organic fish farming

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 08:30:51 GMT

The BioMar factory in Nersac has been certified by Qualit� France for production of feed for organic aquaculture.

BioMar Research Centre expands trial capacity

Tue, 21 Jul 2009 21:30:23 GMT

The BioMar Research Centre in Hirtshals, Denmark, inaugurates at the beginning of July a new section adding important trial capacity for raw material evaluations. The new tank facilities will make it possible simultaneously to run up to seven different trials at the Research Centre.

New Vice President for BioMar Continental Europe

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 12:35:08 GMT

Carlos Diaz, current Vice President for BioMar Americas will from January 1st 2010 become the new Vice President for BioMar Continental Europe. Niels Alsted, who has during the last 1� year temporarily been constituted as Vice President Continental Europe, will in this way be able to retake his responsibilities as Vice President for Sourcing, Research & Development, and Business Development for the BioMar Group.