Proximar CEO stresses food security role
The head of Proximar Seafood, the company building a land-based Atlantic salmon farm in Japan has predicted that global unrest will see an increase in countries wanting to step up […] Continue Reading
Fresh beats frozen, consumers say
Consumers in the US and Japan could save money and reduce their carbon footprint into the bargain, if only they were prepared to buy salmon that has been frozen and […] Continue Reading
Proximar secures full financing for Japan project
Proximar Seafood has secured loan finance totalling 8.8bn Japanese yen (£55m) for its land-based salmon farming project, which is under construction near Tokyo. The loan offer for Proximar Seafood AS, […] Continue Reading
Proximar begins feeding first fish in its Japan hatchery
Proximar Seafood has announced that the first batch of Atlantic Salmon juveniles have started to take feed at its land-based farm in Japan. The transfer of Proximar’s first generation fish […] Continue Reading
Proximar’s Mt Fuji hatchery gets first egg batch
Proximar Seafood has placed the first eggs at its hatchery in Oyama, near Mount Fuji, Japan. The company said some 125,000 eggs were inserted in this first batch and the […] Continue Reading
Mitsubishi to build salmon land farm in Japan
Japanese industrial giant Mitsubishi is to go into the land-based salmon farming business in its home country. Mitsubishi, which employs 80,000 people worldwide, is already the owner of Cermaq, which […] Continue Reading
Proximar strikes exclusive distribution deal for Japan
Proximar Seafood, the Norwegian company building a large land-based salmon farm near Mount Fuji, has entered into a distribution agreement with one of Japan’s largest distribution companies. The deal is […] Continue Reading
Mount Fuji salmon farm company cuts operating loss
Proximar Seafood has announced an operating loss of NOK 9.8m (£860,000) for 2021, reduced from NOK 11.1m (£940,000) the previous year. The company, which is moving closer to the opening […] Continue Reading
Proximar’s Japanese project enters final stage
The land-based salmon farm being built by Proximar Seafood near Japan’s Mount Fuji has taken a major step towards completion, following the signing of a contract with Japanese engineering company Techno […] Continue Reading