Scottish aquaculture equipment supplier Gael Force has announced that they will officially launch SeaFeed, the company’s first offshore feeding system, at the Aqua-Nor conference later this month in Norway. “Each element of the system has been carefully selected to reduce feed waste, save energy, minimize maintenance and ensure that it has operator and barge safety at its heart. The new tried and tested blower is innovative, very compact, and has a low noise output.”

Held every two years, the upcoming Biomin Asia Nutrition Forum will assemble hundreds of experts, researchers and academics from the food and feed industries around the world to address the latest challenges in the animal health and nutrition arena in Asia. ‘Driving the Asian Protein Economy’ will be the theme of this year’s forum, which will take place in five cities: Dhaka, Delhi, Taipei, Wuxi, and Tokyo, from October 22 to November 1, 2017.

Evonik received the Singapore Sustainable Business Award 2017 in the categories of “Energy Management”, “Best Newcomer” and “Business Responsibility and Ethics – Special Recognition” for the first time. "We are delighted to receive this award, it is in recognition of the company’s outstanding success in incorporating social and environmental aspects into our corporate strategy and business processes."

Ottevanger Milling Engineers has updated their company website. Visitors to the new website can easily find brochures and factsheets for almost all Ottevanger solutions. The new website also features a live online chat option to answer any questions. 

KnipBio Inc. has announced the successful completion of the latest phase in its plan to produce KnipBio Meal. \"The primary goal for our scale-up program was to advance our process technology from a laboratory-scale research project to pilot-size vessel production. Additionally, we wanted to transition from a batch process to semi-continuous fermentation and to demonstrate the viability of methanol as a feedstock to compliment our previous work with ethanol. Our collaboration with the scientists and engineers at the NRC helped us successfully achieve these goals.\"

Nutriad has announced its sponsorship of three major events in the coming months: Asian Pacific Aquaculture (APA) 2017, The Aquaculture Roundtable Series (TARS) 2017 and Diseases in Asian Aquaculture (DAA). “Our sponsorships focus on supporting the aquaculture sector in general, and more specifically South East Asia, to help producers deal with the key challenge of reducing the impact of diseases and parasites on productivity.”

Biomin has relaunched the website mycotoxins.info, featuring updated content and a new look and feel. The website offers a comprehensive yet concise overview on mycotoxins, their main characteristics, occurrence and regulation worldwide. The website is an instructive and interactive tool with the only aim to provide unbiased scientific information on a range of mycotoxin-related topics.

Evonik and DSM are partnering on fermentative production of omega-3 fatty acids from natural microalgae. The process produces an algal oil containing EPA and DHA in a concentration of about 50 percent. The liquid product form is perfectly suited to the production processes of feed manufacturers, who in the future can spray the algal oil onto the feed pellets at the end of the process.

Nutriad has hired Chuck Middleton and Kevin Stephens as sales managers for their US organization. “At Nutriad we are dedicated to building our sales team with top industry talent for providing best in class service to our valued customers. Our new hires confirm that commitment and we are excited to have them as Nutriad team members.”

Norel has opened a Norel Brasil in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Jorge Calil will be responsible for setting up the company and introducing Norel products into the Brazilian market. This new branch will bring the opportunity to service directly Norel core products such as butyrates, medium chain fatty acid salts, organic minerals, flavors, and preservatives

Bühler Insect Technology will build its first industrial plant to process black solider flies for animal nutrition together with its partner Protix in the Netherlands. Bühler will deliver the technology, equipment, and process know how for the rearing and processing of the insects and the feedstock preparation. Start of operation is planned for the first half of 2018. “With this first industrial insect protein production plant we will make an important step towards a more sustainable global food and feed value chain."

Evonik is launching a new software tool AMINOTilapia® to improve efficiency in tilapia farming through optimal feed formulation. AMINOTilapia® calculates the ideal amino acid recommendations for different growth stages of tilapia considering various production features. The software helps nutritionists to formulate diets that optimally meet the animals’ needs and improve feed conversion rate.

During the recent mission to conduct soy workshops in Bangladesh, USSEC consultants performed field visits to meet aqua customers to assess the level of technology and feed quality being used by the industry. A second objective was to share with and educate customers on the latest technologies and developments in aquaculture. Bangladesh is the fifth largest aquaculture-producing nation in the world and is also a significant importer of U.S soybeans, which it crushes in-country.

Dinnissen has achieved its goal of full ISO 9001:2015, ISO 14001:2015 and ISO 27001:2013 certification. "As an organization we’ve shown continued steady growth for years. This has convinced us that our success has resulted from customer focus, ongoing innovation and striving for quality."

Aqua-Spark has announced an investment in Protix, a leading insect company based in The Netherlands. Alongside Rabobank and private investors, Aqua-Spark will be leading a €45 million investment, the largest investment ever made in the insect industry. Protix is a highly technological and data driven insect producer, regarded for its automated breeding and rearing process. The driver behind Aqua-Spark’s interest is Protix promising uses for aquaculture.

Aquabotix has introduced Live Remote Viewing, a new product feature that enables real-time underwater viewing and connectivity between Aquabotix’s products and remote customers via the cloud. Aquaculture customers will now have access to continuous live feeds from the Endura ROV that can assess feeding habits to prevent overfeeding, monitor the condition of the fish and nets, and inspect moorings. 

Calysta, Inc. announced a pledge supporting the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 14 to “conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development.” The Calysta pledge was made in conjunction with the UN’s Ocean Conference June 5-9 in New York City, and will be published in the Registry of Voluntary Commitments on the conference website. “Calysta also supports the FAO’s Blue Growth Initiative, with specific emphasis on using scientific knowledge, research and development capacity, and market-based initiatives to drive an increase in sustainable aquaculture practices by 2020.”

Using a compilation of data from past weather patterns, combined with regional mycotoxin levels of past six years, Nutriad has created a model to generating predictive information on future mycotoxin challenges. This model will be made available in the USA, where Nutriad is cooperating with renowned meteorologist Thomas Novak of Novak Weather Consultants.

Kemin Industries has extended their “Antibiotic Alternative (ABA) Solutions” campaign to customers in Taiwan. The seminar helped more than one hundred participants, including external consultants, distributors, feed millers and farmers, understand trends on replacing antibiotic growth promoters (AGPs) in animal feed and regulations in Taiwan.

A new ERBER Group North American hub office will open in the greater Kansas City metropolitan area later this year. The hub, modeled on the success of the ERBER Group structure in Asia Pacific and in Europe, will create new, shared support functions, including infrastructure and IT, for the ERBER Group divisions. “The growth and success that both BIOMIN and ROMER LABS continue to have serving customers over the years provided a clear logic for nurturing their strong potential going forward. We have an ambitious plan for North America, and ultimately it is our customers who will benefit."