Leiber company profile

Now with more than 140 employees, with each one a specialist in his or her domain, Leiber has a well-proven team in a company following a clear strategy for more than 50 years: working with values.

“What makes us unique? We focus on what we know best. Yeast. Production on the highest level of quality. Latest technology. New findings from science and research. The performance of a team of specialists. 

This is what defines Leiber´s strategic orientation. This is what makes us truly entrepreneurial”, as explained on the Leiber website.

“The markets´ requirements are changing - we are able to follow. This is how we became one of the leading manufacturers of specialised yeast products”.

Visit the website HERE.

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03/07/2017: BioMar Group reports below 1 FIFO ratio

Advances in innovative technology by BioMar and a high priced fish oil and fishmeal market enabled the BioMar Group to average a below one FIFO ratio (Fish-In:Fish-Out) for its raw material usage in 2016 for the first time in its history. This is one of the many findings revealed in the yearly sustainability report released 30^th June 2017

BioMar Group today released its annual Sustainability Report. Last year’s report achieved a “Top five percent” status by Seafood Intelligences’ independent benchmarking report, World’s Top 100 Seafood Firms in Sustainability Reporting and Transparency. 

 

BioMar reports below 1 FIFO ratio
Image credit: BioMar Group

The BioMar Sustainability Report this year is aligned with the UN Sustainable Development Goals and includes the results of an extensive materiality assessment undertaken by the company during 2016.

BioMar has over several years aimed to take the lead in researching alternative materials for fish oil and fishmeal including plant proteins and marine ingredients like micro algae. New alternative raw materials as well as high prices of fish oil and fishmeal in 2016 made it possible to formulate price competitive, high performance feed with a low FIFO ratio.

This years’ Sustainable Report showcases a few of these success stories including the partnership with Aker BioMarine in the sustainable harvesting krill from the lower trophic levels and an article on novel sources of marine omega-3s.

CEO Carlos Diaz, of BioMar Group states that the company will continue its search for innovative and sustainable solutions to issues facing the industry, “although it is unlikely that BioMar will achieve such a good FIFO ratio every year due to ever changing market conditions, this is a major milestone and shows that we are progressing towards an industry where sustainable and high performance alternatives to fish oil and fishmeal are accessible and becoming commercially viable”.

The Sustainability Report indicates that sustainable issues continue to be at the core of BioMar operations, driving product development as well as a focus on minimising the environmental footprint and supporting human rights. However to align internal ambitions with external expectation the company has chosen to conduct an extensive external materiality assessment with stakeholders from the industry.

“Sustainability is a very broad topic so it’s essential to us to understand what sustainability means to our stakeholders and what they expect from us. We have been out listening to the world around us and based on the feedback we have developed a materiality matrix that will guide our sustainability agenda”, explains Vidar Gundersen, Global Sustainability Director, BioMar Group and continues, “To us it is vital to be aligned with the industry as well as the global sustainability agenda. We have this year been taking a deep dive into the UN Sustainable Development Goals with particular focus on ‘life below water’ and ‘life on land’ for responsible sourcing of raw materials. Working in the field of sustainability is a never ending quest for taking care of the world around us and supporting the future generations. We simply need to be ambitious because it is the right thing to do”.

Visit the BioMar website, HERE.

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03/07/2017: Bühler builds first industrial-scale insect processing plant in Europe

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.  

Bühler insect technology and research and development
Image credit: Bühler

Andreas Aepli, CEO of Bühler Insect Technology, says, “With this first industrial insect protein production plant we will make an important step towards a more sustainable global food and feed value chain”.

Protein is an essential component of nutrition for both humans and animals. About 15 percent of the daily energy intake should be covered by protein, to build and repair the cells that sustain life.

Agriculture produces roughly 525 million tonnes of plant protein a year, found in corn, rice, wheat, or soybeans. However, today’s protein production is not sustainable: Only 25 percent of proteins land as vegetable proteins on our plates, while 15 percent are wasted and 60 percent are used to produce animal protein.

Furthermore, with the growing world population, protein production needs to double by 2050. Experts agree this cannot be achieved using traditional farming practices and resources, which is why alternative sources for protein such insects or algae are becoming increasingly important.

Insects offer a sustainable alternative: Grown on organic residues, they can recover up to 70 percent of nutrients, thus recycling these underutilised streams back to the food value chain.

Largest insect-processing plant on an industrial scale in Europe

In January 2017, Bühler and Protix founded the joint venture Bühler Insect Technology to serve the insect processing industry. Building the first black soldier fly processing plant in Europe together is the next step in this cooperation and will serve as a modular and scalable blueprint for future projects. The plant will be situated in the Netherlands and will serve customers in the feed industry.
  

Kees Aarts, Founder and CEO Protix, and Andreas Aepli, CEO Bühler Insect Technology
Image credit: Bühler

With construction starting this year, the plant is expected to be operational in the first half of 2018.

It will produce protein meal and lipids that are used in the animal nutrition sector to feed pigs, chicken, fish, and domestic animals. The black soldier fly larvae are fed carefully selected organic byproducts from local distilleries, food producers and vegetable collectors in the Netherlands, which further underlines the sustainability of the process.

Find more information about insects as a sustainable protein source on the Bühler website, HERE.

Find more information about Protix on their website, HERE. 

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