ไดอะแฟรม has acquired LiftUP, a Norwegian supplier of waste extraction techniques for fish farms.
Located outdoors Bergen on the west coast of Norway, LiftUP manufactures, sells and installs pumps and cleansing gear for the removing of useless fish, waste and sludge from open fish cages. The compressed waste is saved in tanks which are shipped to a biogas facility, the place it is transformed to renewable vitality and a high-grade fertilizer.
The LiftUP system complements Alfa Laval Framo’s AquaStream pumping system which brings up recent low temperature water with high oxygen ranges (from around 25m depth) and creates a perfect sea current, offering circumstances much like 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 useful addition to our sustainable aquaculture portfolio, increasing our offering of fish farming options that will increase both the productivity and financial attractiveness of fish farming solutions whereas reducing its impression on the setting,” stated Sameer Kalra, president of Alfa Laval’s Marine Division.
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