Alfa Laval has acquired LiftUP, a Norwegian supplier of waste extraction techniques for fish farms.
Located exterior Bergen on the west coast of Norway, LiftUP manufactures, sells and installs pumps and cleansing gear for the removing of dead fish, waste and sludge from open fish cages. Unconventional compressed waste is stored in tanks which are shipped to a biogas facility, where it is converted to renewable energy and a high-grade fertilizer.
The LiftUP system complements Alfa Laval Framo’s AquaStream pumping system which brings up fresh low temperature water with high oxygen ranges (from around 25m depth) and creates a perfect sea present, providing situations similar to deep fjords.
LiftUP, which had revenues of NOK75 million in 2020, will now be a part of Alfa Laval’s Pumping Systems enterprise unit inside the Marine Division.
“This acquisition is a priceless addition to our sustainable aquaculture portfolio, increasing our providing of fish farming solutions that will increase both the productivity and financial attractiveness of fish farming options whereas decreasing its impact on the setting,” stated Sameer Kalra, president of Alfa Laval’s Marine Division.
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