A European group of companies - Saria Bio-Industries AG & Co. KG
A European group of companies - Saria Bio-Industries AG & Co. KG
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SARIA in Spain since 1989<br />
New acquisitions extend range <strong>of</strong> production<br />
DIMARGRASA has represented SARIA<br />
in Spain since 1989, but the company<br />
only became a wholly-owned subsidiary<br />
<strong>of</strong> the SARIA Group in 1996. Until<br />
January 2006 when the ARTABRA<br />
and PROARGA <strong>group</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>companies</strong><br />
was acquired, DIMARGRASA was the<br />
sole SARIA representative in Spain.<br />
Valentin Garcia,<br />
Managing Director<br />
DIMARGRASA<br />
Today DIMARGRASA processes category<br />
3 by-products in central Spain.<br />
Category 1 and 2 by-products and<br />
category 3 fish by-products in the<br />
northwest part <strong>of</strong> Spain and northern<br />
Portugal are processed by ARTABRA.<br />
At ARTABRA, electricity generation<br />
forms an additional area <strong>of</strong> activity.<br />
PROARGA meanwhile handles both<br />
animal and fish by-products for subsequent<br />
transportation to ARTABRA.<br />
ARTABRA holds a 40% stake in<br />
GESUGA (collection and processing<br />
<strong>of</strong> fallen animals in the region <strong>of</strong><br />
Galicia), 12% in AFAMSA (treatment<br />
and marketing <strong>of</strong> fish oil and soaps)<br />
and 50% in LIPAN (a company that<br />
markets animal fats and plant oils).<br />
The 2007 <strong>European</strong> Fat Processors and Renderers Association (EFPRA) <strong>Co</strong>ngress held in June 2007<br />
in Marbella, Spain: from left Valentin Garcia (Managing Director DIMARGRASA), Jordi Vaquer (Technical<br />
Manager <strong>of</strong> the Stocks del Vallés biodiesel plant, Barcelona), Patrick <strong>Co</strong>elenbier (SARIA France,<br />
President <strong>of</strong> SIFCO, EFPRA’s French member association), Esperanza Orellana (Animal By-Products<br />
National <strong>Co</strong>mmission General Secretary), Niels Leth Nielsen (EFPRA President)<br />
SARIA has always focused on<br />
expanding and securing its position<br />
in the Spanish market, a tough task<br />
given the considerable fragmentation<br />
in this sector. In Spain, there are currently<br />
55 plants that process animal<br />
by-products – 22 for categories 1<br />
and 2 and 33 category 3 facilities –<br />
not including processing facilities<br />
run by slaughterhouses themselves.<br />
● Valentin Garcia<br />
“ Despite the complexity <strong>of</strong> the Spanish market, we face the<br />
challenges with optimism and are certain that SARIA can<br />
extend its favourable position further.” Valentin Garcia<br />
La <strong>Co</strong>runa – Benet – Rezé – Issé – Vitré – <strong>Co</strong>ncarneau – Plouvara – Hüttenfeld – Würzburg – Eltmann Limbach – Elxleben – Marl<br />
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