Gold Fin LLC has successfully commissioned its fishmeal plant in the Sultanate of Oman. With years of experience in the fishmeal plant industry in India, the NPM group is moving forward with its expansion strategy, utilizing sustainable fishery resources in Gulf of Oman. With this project, the group has three fishmeal plants, two being in India.
The project has been executed within a short period of 15 months since inception, thus becoming the first fishmeal plant to become fully operational in the Special Economic Zone SEZAD located at Duqm, Sultanate of Oman. The new plant has a processing capacity of 450 tons per day with provisions for future expansion. The plant employs the latest process technology and a fully automated PLC system enabling a very stringent quality control of their products.
The plant is ideally located with proximity to several fishing ports along the Gulf of Oman with abundant oily Sardine resources. The company processes Omani Oily Sardine within 24 hours from catch. The plant is envisaged to be human consumption grade and is under the final approval process.
Another hallmark of their operation is the establishment of zero waste discharge system through their effluent treatment. The waste water is completely recycled and reused as boiler feed and within the plant uses. The treatment system has given the company a competitive advantage due to less operational cost and trouble free and uninterrupted plant operation, says Group Director, Muhammed Basheer. They have also employed very prudent air pollution controls measures by maintaining negative pressure system in the plant and treatment through scrubber and biofiltration units.
The company is also in the process of implementing ERP system with a special emphasis to Customer Relationship Management, says company CEO, Jassim. They have also made much advancement in the GMP plus and IFFO RS 2017 certifications.
SEZAD has been established to achieve ‘Vision 2040,’ the Government of Oman vision for the development and implementation of fisheries and aquaculture. The purpose of the vision is to create a profitable world-class sector that is ecologically sustainable and a net contributor to the economy of Oman. Gold Fin says it is very proud to contribute to this vision.
As a part of their future expansion, the company is making feasibility study on refining oil and enrichment of Omega3 and marketing value added products.
