China approves protein from industrial gas as aquafeed

Calysta’s FeedKind protein, which is created using waste gases from industry, has received formal approval for use in aquaculture feeds in China. The new feed is being manufactured in China by Calysseo, a joint venture between Calysta and feed giant Adisseo. Calysseo hopes to deliver its feed product to customers in China shortly. The country’s…

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China site for Calysta’s commercial scale-up

THE first commercial scale plant for Calysta’s single cell protein fish feed is to be built in China. The factory, with an eventual capacity of 100,000 tonnes, will produce the novel ingredient FeedKind, which is made by fermenting natural gas. The development is the result of a joint venture between FeedKind manufacturer Calysta and feed…

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BP pumps $30m into alternative feed

CALYSTA, the company behind the alternative protein source FeedKind, has secured a $30 million endorsement from oil giant BP to scale up production. The investment, announced yesterday, will enable the global roll-out of the fish feed ingredient, which is currently being produced from the company’s Market Introduction Facility on Teesside, in north-east England. FeedKind, a…

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Prime algae oil in shrimp feed trial

AN alternative feed ingredient containing algal oil has been fed to shrimp in a successful trial, conducted by Thai Union. The company, which also recently trialled the alternative Feedkind protein at one of its shrimp farms, has a goal to bring more responsibly sourced and sustainably harvested shrimp to market. In the latest project, shrimp…

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Calysta protein in salmon feed trials

CALYSTA, the company behind an alternative form of fish feed protein, is to partner with Norwegian research institution Nofima in large-scale salmon trials. The trials, to be designed by Nofima, will begin in early 2019, California based Calysta announced today. The company, which has backing from the feed giant Cargill, claims that its FeedKind protein,…

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