The BioMar Group, a leading international fish feed
specialist, and the Sagun Group, one of the leading Turkish companies within aquaculture,
fish processing and trading, announced at the Seafood Show in Brussels the formation
of a Joint-Venture fish feed company in Turkey, which also includes the construction
of a fish feed factory in Turkey.
The President of the Sagun Group Mr. Ahmet Tuncay Sagun
and the CEO of the BioMar Group
Mr. Torben Svejgaard used the celebration of
the 10th Anniversary of the Turkish Pavilion at the Seafood Show in
Brussels to sign a Memorandum of Understanding as the basis for forming a Joint-Venture
company in Turkey. The factory is expected to enter operation towards the end
of 2015, and will supply fish feed to both Turkey and some of the neighboring
countries.
The annual Turkish aquaculture production has grown to
around 200.000 tons of fish in recent years. Today Turkey is the second largest
aquaculture nation in Europe after Norway. On top of supplying the growing
domestic fish consumption, Turkey has also become a major supplier of fish
species like sea bass, sea bream, and trout to the European market. In order
for the Turkish aquaculture industry to remain competitive there is a growing
need for new more efficient, sustainable, and environmental friendly diets and
production methods.
“BioMar is well-known for delivering high performance
fish feed with a sustainable profile, and it has an outstanding technical
customer service”, said Mr. Sagun at the occasion of the signature. He believes
this will also be some of the key contributions of the new Joint-Venture
company to the Turkish aquaculture industry.
Mr. Svejgaard expressed his satisfaction with the
agreement: “Turkey is one of the leading aquaculture nations in Europe. It still
has a tremendous growth potential with excellent natural conditions for fish
farming, a growing domestic fish consumption as well as good access to export
markets for both fish and fish feed. We are extremely pleased to enter this
agreement with the Sagun Group. The Sagun Group is a solid company with a long
history and an excellent network in Turkey and internationally. This will facilitate
the market access for the new Joint-Venture factory.”
Mr. Sagun was equally pleased with the agreement: “BioMar
is a perfect match for the Sagun Group. The know-how of BioMar within areas
like fish feed development, sourcing, and feed manufacturing will benefit both
us and other fish farmers in Turkey. BioMar is the leading supplier of high
performance feed to sea bass, sea bream, and trout in Europe, and we are proud
to enter into a collaboration agreement with BioMar on equal terms. We believe this
Joint-Venture will help to develop and strengthen the whole aquaculture sector
in Turkey.”
The BioMar
Group is one of the leading suppliers of high performance fish feed to the
aquaculture industry. Currently BioMar operates 11 fish feed factories in
Norway, Chile, Denmark, Scotland, Spain, France, Greece, and Costa Rica.
Roughly one out of five farmed fish produced in Europe, Chile and South and
Central America are fed with BioMar fish feed. Worldwide the BioMar Group
supplies feed to around 60 countries and to more than 30 different fish
species. The BioMar Group is fully owned by the Danish industrial group Schouw
& Co, which is listed on the Copenhagen Stock Exchange.
The Sagun
Group is a privately held company consisting of 5 different companies operating
8 production facilities across Turkey. The main business areas are aquaculture
and fish processing as wells as exportation and importation of fish. The Sagun
Group is well known both domestically in Turkey and in export markets across
the world with a range of strong consumer brands. The President and owner of the
Sagun Group, Mr. Ahmet Tuncay Sagun is the 3rd generation running the family company.
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