Thursday, January 27, 2011

Shrimp shell processing facility being built in Twillingate, New Foundland, Canada

A shrimp shell processing facility will be established in Twillingate with the help of a Can$500,000 loan from the provincial government, it was announced today. The initiative is expected to create up to 19 full-time jobs during periods the facility is operational.

According to a news release, the facility will dry and compact shrimp waste to produce two products: dried shrimp shells for shipment to China (to be processed into contamination-free glucosamine which is a non-vitamin, non-mineral dietary supplement), and a protein byproduct to be targeted to the aquaculture industry as a component of feedstock.

The facility will be operated by Eastern Star Group Canada Inc., a partnership between Canadian and Chinese entrepreneurs that is focused on commercial utilization of marine-based materials. Business Minister Derrick Dalley said the facility will result in new employment and other spin-off benefits for the local economy.

“This initiative is positive for the environment since the plant in Twillingate will no longer have to dispose of this waste material as it had in the past,” Dalley said. “Finally, the project sees the implementation of new technology that brings added value to the existing shrimp fishery.”

This blog is written by Martin Little The Aquaculturists, published and supported by the International Aquafeed Magazine from Perendale Publishers.

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