Grieg Seafood is to set up new salmon processing facility at Gardermoen in Norway.
The NOK130 million (€11.43 million) investment is a part of the company’s strategy to increase value creation and process more of its own fish.
“Grieg Seafood aims to take one step closer to the customer and the market,” said Erik Holvik, chief commercial officer in Grieg Seafood.
“With this tailor-made facility, we will make high quality products from our fish with the most modern equipment available. In addition, we will be able to cut significant amounts of CO2 emissions from the transportation of our products to the world.”
The new processing factory will be housed in an energy efficient facility in Oslo Airport City at Gardermoen. Creating around 50 to 60 new jobs, the factory will initially have an annual capacity of 10,000 to 12,000 tonnes (HOG equivalent) with an option to increase to 20,000 if needed.
Its location means that salmon from both Grieg’s northern and southern regions in Norway can be processed.
“So far, we have worked with external partners to process some of our fish,” continued Holvik. “We will continue these partnerships. With the new processing facility, we see opportunities for additional partnerships with salmon farmers and customers. It will be an exciting journey.”
The new facility is slated to begin operation in summer 2025. Grieg Seafood aims to process 25% of its global production volume by 2026.
