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New
BioMar
fish
feed
factory
in
Costa
Rica
getting
ready
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.
Together
with
the
plant
BioMar
will
open
a
completely
new
research
and
trial
facility
for
the
development
of
tilapia
diets.
The
new
factory
has
been
designed
to
live
up
to
highest
quality
and
technical
standards.
It
will
be
the
most
modern
and
efficient
feed
plant
in
the
region
producing
feed
for
tilapia
and
other
fresh
water
species
as
well
as
the
marine
fish
species
produced
in
the
area.
The
BioMar
Group,
which
is
this
year
celebrating
its
50th
anniversary,
will,
with
the
new
factory,
introduce
the
technologies
and
processes
which
have
made
BioMar
to
one
of
the
most
important
global
suppliers
of
high
quality
fish
feed
in
the
Central
American
region.
The
factory
will
be
able
to
efficiently
supply
fish
farmers
in
Costa
Rica,
Panama,
Colombia,
Brazil,
Ecuador,
Honduras,
Mexico,
and
other
countries
in
Central
and
South
America.
Felipe
Ureta,
Vice
President
of
BioMar
Americas,
said:
“BioMar
is
in a
decisive
moment
in
our
development
in
the
Americas
Region.
With
the
new
fish
feed
plant
in
Costa
Rica
and
the
new
hatchery
specialized
for
research
and
development
projects
for
tilapia
nutrition
we
will
strengthen
considerably
our
operations
in
the
Americas
Region.
“We
are
convinced
that
the
market
is
looking
for
new
specialised
high
quality
and
high
performance
feed
types
for
the
expanding
production
of
tilapia
and
other
aquaculture
species.
This
is
where
the
know-how
and
the
technical
leadership
of
BioMar
will
play
an
important
role
in
the
region.”
BioMar
has
a
long
reputation
of
delivering
quality
aquaculture
feed
products
with
an
optimal
feed
conversion
rate
and
of
being
able
to
ensure
customers
in
the
aquaculture
business
and
through
them
the
end
consumers
products
with
perfect
traceability
and
food
safety.
Felipe
Ureta
adds
to
that
the
strong
focus
of
BioMar
on
sustainability
and
he
explains
this
all
combines
to a
very
strong
package
for
the
fish
farming
sector.
In
the
coming
months,
BioMar
will
start
delivering
feed
to
the
many
Central
and
South
American
fish
producers
who
are
looking
to
expand
their
future
business,
to
differentiate
and
develop
their
profitability. |
