Norway eyes fish feed plant in Delta

Long An-based Anova Corporation, maker of veterinary drugs and animal feed, has set up a joint venture with Norwegian fish feed producer EWOS Group to operate and expand a plant in the Mekong Delta province.
Long An-based Anova Corporation, makerof veterinary drugs and animal feed, has set up a joint venture withNorwegian fish feed producer EWOS Group to operate and expand a plant inthe Mekong Delta province.


Under an agreement concludedlast Friday, the foreign partner will invest 6 million USD in Anova'sfish feed plant in Long An, representing 51 percent of the total valueof the joint venture company.

Anova CEO David Serene saidthe plant will begin operations with the new status as a JV on February 1with an output of 60,000 tonnes of fish feed, focusing on catfish,which is widely farmed in the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta.

Thecompany will develop growth models to help customers monitor their fishperformance against expectations, he said. Feed management strategieswill be worked out with customers to make the feeding regime mosteffective, he added.

EWOS deputy managing director EinarWathne said his company will also work with customers to provideinformation on the feed to fish buyers in the US and Europe, supportingfish sales in high quality markets ./.

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