Danish insect meal plant secures €50m funding for expansion
Danish insect meal producer Enorm Biofactory has raised €50m to scale up its plant in Denmark to 11,000t of annual production
US fishmeal alternative maker Calysta names new science, sustainability officer
Calysta has said that they are on the verge of developing the world’s industrial-scale aquafeed-replacement facility with global nutrition company Adisseo in China
Watch: Thai Union exec explores foray into alternative proteins
For 'Veganuary', UCN spoke with Maarten Geraets, managing director of Thai Union Group's alternative proteins division
US research team might have found way to make biofuel from algae
The team will sequence the algae's DNA and then use a process called metabolic mapping to identify which genes correspond with the algae's biochemical strategies
CP Foods to phase out coal use at aquafeed plants in Thailand
The company said it plans to phase out coal consumption by the fourth quarter at two aquaculture feed mills and a duck-fowl feather processing plant
Cargill backs insect meal to approach fishmeal prices in coming years
Helene Ziv-Douki, president of aqua nutrition at the global firm, said there is potential to rapidly scale its partnership with French firm Innovafeed
MSC loss saw blue whiting prices fall 21% in 2021
'We can see the loss of the MSC certificate hit the prices for blue whiting in 2021, and we expect a similar story again this year' -- Roald Oen, Norges Sildesalgslag
Indian shrimp farmer claims record harvest weight for vannamei
Kings Infra Venture claims it produced shrimp weighing 80 grams after 100-130 days of cultivation, attributing its success to a natural diet including garlic and tamarind
Turkish seabass farmers expect stable output after profitable year
Good demand, combined with rising costs for raw materials, energy, packaging and transport, has driven prices up in recent months
ADM opens aquaculture innovation lab in Illinois
The new lab builds on existing aquaculture research facilities in Brazil, Mexico and Vietnam