Skretting has announced plans to invest between €10-15 million in its Imari plant in Japan, aiming to enhance the supply system for Recirculating Aquaculture System (RAS) feed.
The investment follows Proximar Seafood’s first trial harvest of Atlantic salmon from its RAS facility near Mount Fuji, where Skretting has played a key strategic role.
The investment will support Skretting Japan’s efforts to obtain Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) feed certification, positioning Japanese farmed fish for international export. This development is seen as critical to boosting the competitiveness of Japan’s aquaculture industry, which is facing rising raw material costs and the impacts of climate change.
“Japan is an essential market for Skretting, and we are focused on building a sustainable protein supply system that can meet the needs of a growing global population,” said CEO Bastiaan van Tilburg. “We are currently contributing 26 million meals of seafood a day, and it is essential to have a protein supply system that can cope with the demands of 2050 when the world’s population is expected to reach 10 billion.”
Proximar’s RAS facility, established in 2022 in Shizuoka Prefecture, represents a key milestone for both Skretting and Proximar. Skretting has provided ongoing quality monitoring services, playing an instrumental role in ensuring the project’s success. The investment aligns with Skretting’s broader strategy of offering sustainable aquafeeds to meet growing global seafood demand while improving profitability for the Japanese aquaculture sector.
