Local raw materials for production of fish feed for ... - Nordic Innovation

104 Reykjavik
Island
Phone: +354 5709800
Fax +354 5709801
fodurblandan@fodurblandan.is
www.fodurblandan.is
and
Laxa hf.
Krossanes
603 Akureyri
Island
Phone: +354 4607200
Fax. +354 4627282
laxa@laxa.is
www.laxa.is
The feed producer Laxa hf. is the bigger producer of fish feed in Iceland with 85% market share.
The company has produced fish feed for aquaculture for more than 20 years and produces today
feed for five species, Arctic charr, cod, salmon, flatfish and rainbow trout. The feed produced by
Laxa can be used for aquaculture fish from the size of 5-20 grams depending on species. The
company produces grain sizes down to 1.8 mm, but not the finest grain sizes. These are imported
from Biomar in Denmark and Skretting in Norway for reselling in Iceland.
The other feed producer in Iceland, Fodurblandan, produces fish feed down to 1.6 mm grain size
and up to 16 mm for Arctic charr, salmon, halibut, cod and more species. They have been renewing
their equipment and just got a new extruder with double screw. The company produces also feed for
other animals but the production capacity today is not fully utilized. Fodurblandan has produced test
feed blends based on Icelandic rapeseed for tilapia recently and is further collaborating with
Matorka looking for opportunities to increase the share of local feed ingredients.
3.4 Sustainable production
The market demand for products produced in a sustainable way is increasing. To increase
sustainability in aquaculture it is important to use sustainable feed ingredients. Moreover, use of
renewable energy sources, sustainable use of water and keeping the impact on the environment to a
minimum is important. Iceland has huge amount of renewable hydro power and geothermal energy
and the cold water resources are plenty. Also land space is plentiful and there are a lot of
opportunities for local production of feed ingredients. Thus, aquaculture could increase
substantially with the production and marketing of products manufactured in an environmentally
friendly way. Companies such as Wholefoods and Waitrose focus on good quality, healthy and
environmentally correct products. Also many restaurants are increasingly focusing on food with low
carbon footprint or carbon neutral, meaning produced in a sustainable way.
Iceland has huge possibilities in utilizing the lands abundant natural resources in a good manner
producing high quality food products for export. The innovation company Matorka has started to
look at new opportunities for the landbased aquaculture industry with the production of new rapid
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