Triplenine to build fishmeal plant in Shandong

Danish fishmeal and fish oil producerTriplenine plans to invest 105 million Danish krone (US$19.4 million) in a newplant in Shandong province, China, according to reports.
Triplenine says the Danish stae fund IFU will provide an additional DKK35 million (US$6.5 million) to fund the project.
Triplenine is based in Esbjerg, Denmark. It has factories in Denmark, Norway, Chile, South Africa and Mauritania. The new plant will be the company’s first in China.

IFFO makes changes to responsible supply standard

The Marine Ingredients Organisation (IFFO) board of directors has agreed to open up its Global Standard for Responsible Supply (IFFO RS) to non-IFFO members. Any fishmeal and fish oil factory that can demonstrate its responsible practices will be able to apply for certification to the IFFO RS standard. This should ensure the continued growth of the standard and bring it in line with the recognized best practice for standard setting.
IFFO RS was launched in 2009 and is the most recognized standard for the responsible supply of fishmeal and fish oil with around 40% of world production certified.
The RS Board also plans to appoint at least one additional certification body to conduct factory certification. SAI Global is the only certification body with the authority to grant certification to the RS standard.
To help applicants demonstrate good standards of environmental and social practices, the RS Board will add several clauses to the IFFO RS factory standard in these areas.  A proposed draft is available on the IFFO RS website.
"The IFFO RS standard has got off to an excellent start, but the board felt that the time had come to widen the ambition of the standard to address the whole global marine ingredients industry," said Andrew Jackson, chairman of IFFO RS Board. "The decision to allow non-IFFO members to apply for the standard gives the factories processing the over 40% of global production not coming from IFFO members the opportunity to demonstrate their responsible practices."

Aquaculture groups release common requirements for fishmeal sourcing

The Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC), the Global Aquaculture Alliance (GAA) and GlobalG.A.P. have announced the creation of common requirements for the sourcing of fishmeal and fish oil for farmed fish diets. This move to harmonize feed requirements between certification schemes is another step in helping aquaculture buyers seek responsibly sourced products, according to IFFO (the International Fishmeal and Fish Oil Organization).
In the official joint statement by the three standard-setting organizations, they state that by setting common criteria "This will better promote the responsible sourcing of [fishmeal and fish oil], for the benefit of the environment and the future sustainability of the fisheries and other [fishmeal and fish oil]-sources utilized by the aqua feed and livestock feed sectors.'' The common requirements are:

• Traceability to species and country of origin
• No endangered species used for fishmeal or fish oil
• Preference for feed manufacturers with evidence of responsible sourcing
• Avoidance of IUU
Each group continues to have its own additional requirements.

Outlook on Latin American feed ingredients for 2013

There are good corn and soybean harvests in South America, but there was a drought in the U.S.; the price of fishmeal is rising, so the supply of rendering products is again attractive to the poultry industry. So where do amino acids come in? These are some of the possibilities on the market this year. Industria Avícola of WATT Publishing will present a Spanish-language webinar about what to expect from these raw materials on Tuesday, February 26 at 9 a.m. Central Time. Three prominent speakers include:

• Dr. Ricardo Celma, Agri Trends and Services, SC, will discuss the outlook for corn and sorghum
• Dr. Carlos Lopez Coello, National Renderers Association, will tell us what happens to rendering products
• Dr. Jorge Gonzalez, Novus International, will describe the market for amino acids used in poultry
You can expect to learn:

1. What to expect of the corn market, as the main ingredient, and sorghum in the markets in which it is used, and its implications in poultry nutrition
2. The convenience of using rendering products in poultry feed conditions compared with fishmeal and soybean meal
3. The way the use of main ingredients may affect the use of amino acids in poultry feeds and what we can expect in this market
Sign up for this webinar at www.WATTAgNet.com/Upcoming_Webinars.aspx.

International Fishmeal and Fish Oil Organisation holds annual conference

The IFFO annunal conference in session.

The International Fishmeal and Fish Oil Organisation (IFFO) held its annual conference in Beijing with the prevailing theme of "Responsibility, Value and Health."
Approximately 350 delegates from 36 different countries attended the event. Three seminars focused on industry developments in Asia, pointing out the importance of sustainability and innovation. Other conference topics included responsible sourcing, standards and certification, industry growth and product impact on both direct consumers and the feed industry.
The 2011 conference will be held in Lima, Peru.