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BioMar appoints experienced aquaculture profile for Vietnam

October 6 2021

BioMar has appointed Franck Bodin as Managing Director for the new BioMar Viet Uc feed business unit in Vietnam. Franck Bodin is a well-known profile in the Vietnamese aquaculture industry being the founder of the aquafeed company Tomboy, which was later acquired by Skretting.

BioMar Ecuador ramps up with four new lines for extruded feed

September 23 2021

BioMar Group today announces an ambitious plan for an expansion of the capacity for extruded feed in Ecuador. The two phased installation will bring a total of four new lines with a combined capacity of 200 000 tons at BioMar’s facilities in Durán.

BioMar reaches 1 million tonnes of salmon feed with microalgae

September 13 2021

This month BioMar hit a major sustainability milestone with the adoption of microalgae omega 3s into feed diets. Marine ingredients are a finite resource and by including microalgae in aquaculture diets we can help stabilise the pressure on fish stocks.

BioMar holds steady growth

August 12 2021

BioMar continues the steady growth and delivers solid results despite the pandemic. Both volumes sold and revenue went up in Q2 compared to 2020 while margins were challenged by a significant increase in raw material prices and logistic costs.

Innovating microbial management in RAS

August 3 2021

BioMar contributes to the research project "RASbiome: Microbial management in RAS for sustainable aquaculture production". Through new biological water treatment strategies, this project targets key challenges to overcome in RAS farming.

BioMar launches its 2030 Ambitions

June 14 2021

On the back of today’s launch of the BioMar 2020 Sustainability Report, we announce our 2030 Ambitions. We make a promise, to our planet and its people with a set of ambitious targets that will seek to aid in the restoration of our environment while enabling humanity to thrive. Two key areas are focused on the reduced impact of aquaculture feeds while the third will enable capacity building in our communities.

Capacity building for sustainable soybean farming in Europe

June 12 2021

BioMar is helping the transition towards a more resilient and sustainable European agriculture. As a major purchaser of global commodities, BioMar actively supports agricultural and fishery improvement projects targeting the desired outcomes of the Food to Fork Strategy.

Scope 1, 2 & 3: Going “Net-zero”

June 11 2021

Since the Industrial Revolution, humans have been responsible for over 2,000 gigatons of carbon dioxide emissions. Greenhouse gases (GHGs) such as carbon dioxide, trap heat and, with increased atmospheric concentrations, cause the global warming we are experiencing today. The only way to avoid these consequences is simple: reduce global GHG emissions.

Advancing sustainability science

June 10 2021

Growth within the aquaculture sector is essential for filling the global nutrition gap and achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs).

Restorative aquaculture

June 9 2021

BioMar is increasingly convinced that sustainable aquaculture must include restorative practices. In agricultural systems, the term regenerative implies to seek to rehabilitate and enhance the entire ecosystem of a farm. We need to think about restorative aquaculture in the same way.

New RAS feed targets the bottleneck in marine nurseries

May 25 2021

BioMar announces a new RAS feed concept, LARVIVA ORBIT, that aims to improve the efficiency of marine nurseries. It will support an industry move of a prolonged time at hatchery for fry before they are transferred to sea. This will aid in the expected acceleration in the use of RAS technology in marine nurseries, and thereby support the development of hatchery businesses for marine fish species.

Mauritania Small Pelagics Fishery Improver Programme (FIP)

May 17 2021

At BioMar, we believe we have a responsibility to help better the world. We choose to participate in the MarinTrust Mauritania FIP due to its focus on artisan fishermen, stock management and ensuring a percentage of the catch goes to building resilient Mauritanian communities.

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