Alfa Laval has acquired LiftUP, a Norwegian supplier of waste extraction systems for fish farms.
Located outdoors pressure gauge ไฮ ด รอ ลิ ค on the west coast of Norway, LiftUP manufactures, sells and installs pumps and cleaning gear for the elimination of lifeless fish, waste and sludge from open fish cages. The compressed waste is stored in tanks that are shipped to a biogas facility, the place it’s transformed to renewable power and a high-grade fertilizer.
The LiftUP system enhances Alfa Laval Framo’s AquaStream pumping system which brings up recent low temperature water with excessive oxygen levels (from round 25m depth) and creates an ideal sea current, offering situations just like deep fjords.
LiftUP, which had revenues of NOK75 million in 2020, will now be part of Alfa Laval’s Pumping Systems business unit throughout the Marine Division.
“This acquisition is a priceless addition to our sustainable aquaculture portfolio, expanding our providing of fish farming options that will increase each the productiveness and financial attractiveness of fish farming solutions whereas reducing its impression on the environment,” mentioned Sameer Kalra, president of Alfa Laval’s Marine Division.
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