Sustainability report 

Skretting sustainability performance 2019

17. About Skretting

Skretting is the global leader in providing innovative and sustainable nutritional solutions for the aquaculture industry. Skretting has production facilities in 18 countries, and its 3,501 employees manufactures and delivers high quality feeds from hatching to harvest for more than 60 species. The head office is located in Stavanger, Norway.

Skretting is the aquaculture division of Nutreco, which is headquartered in Amersfooort, the Netherlands. Nutreco is owned by SHV Holdings, a privately owned Dutch trading company, regarded as one of the world’s largest private trading groups. SHV is a highly diversified company, with interests in transport, retail, oil, food and financial services. It currently employs around 60,000 people and operates in 58 countries.

Skretting statistics

In 2019 Skretting produced 2.3 million tonnes of aquaculture feed. Sales were the highest in Europe and Americas. The turnover for the Skretting Division in 2019 was 2.6 billion euros.

Skretting has 3501 full time employees. Eighty three percent of the full time employees are men and 17% are women.

The number of employees is down by 29 from 2018, partly due to the closure of the business in the United Kingdom. Skretting employs people from 61 nations and the average age is 39.

Our operations

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1. Skretting HQ

Head office Skretting Group and Skretting Aquaculture Research Centre (ARC)

1. Skretting Norway

Plants: Stokmarknes, Averøy and Stavanger. Feed for: Atlantic salmon, seawater trout, cod, halibut, catfish and wrasse

2. Skretting France

Plants: Vervins and St Hervè. Feed for: Freshwater trout, sea bass, sea bream, turbot, salmon, catfish, tilapia, sturgeon, eel, carp and shrimp

3. Skretting Italy

Plant: Mozzecane. Feed for: Freshwater trout, sea bass, sea bream, sturgeon, eel, catfish and carp

4. Skretting Chile

Plant: Osomo and Pargua. Feed for: Atlantic salmon, pacific salmon, freshwater and ocean trout, tilapia, shrimp and yellowtail amberjack

5. Skretting Spain

Plant: Cojòbar. Feed for: Freshwater trout, sea bass, sea bream, turbot, sole, meagre, eel, carp, catfish, amberjack and sturgeon

6. Skretting Canada

Plants: Vancouver and St Andrews. Feed for: Atlantic salmon, arctic char, pacific salmon, sable fish, sturgeon, trout, halibut and tilapia

7. Skretting Japan

Plant: Imari. Feed for: Yellowtail kingfish, red sea bream, bluefin tuna, amberjack, striped jack, sea bass, freshwater and seawater trout

8. Skretting Australia

Plant: Hobart. Feed for: Atlantic salmon, chinook salmon, barramundi, yellowtail kingfish, abalone, prawn, freshwater and seawater trout

9. Skretting Egypt

Plant: Belbies. Feed for: Tilapia, catfish, mullet, carp and sea bass

10. Skretting USA

Plant: Salt Lake City. Feed for: Barramundi, char, catfish, hybrid striped bass, koi, largemouth bass, pacific salmon, sturgeon, steelhead, tilapia and trout

11. Skretting Turkey

Plant: Güllük. Feed for: Freshwater trout, carp, sea bass and sea bream

12. Skretting Vietnam

Plants: Ho Chi Minh City and Long An Province. Feed for: Black tiger shrimp, whiteleg shrimp, giant freshwater prawn, red tilapia, snakehead, climbing perch, pangasius, sturgeon, Asian sea bass, grouper, cobia, clown featherback, snakeskin gourami and pompano

13. Skretting China

Plant: Zhuhai. Feed for: Whiteleg shrimp, black tiger shrimp, trout, sea bass, snakehead, golden pompano, catfish and sturgeon

14. Skretting Nigeria

Plant: Ibadan. Feed for: African catfish and tilapia

15. Skretting Ecuador

Plant: Guayaquil x 3. Feed for: Shrimp, tilapia and trout

16. Skretting Zambia

Plant: Siavonga. Feed for: Tilapia

17. Skretting Honduras

Plant: San Francisco de Yojoa. Feed for: Shrimp and tilapia

18. Skretting India

Plant: under construction. Feed for: Whiteleg shrimp, sea bass, tilapia
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17.1 Certifications

In 2019, our OpCos also continued to work closely with third-party independent bodies, customers and local authorities to ensure compliance with standards, regulations and certifications to guarantee the consistent formulation and production of high-quality animal nutrition and fish and shrimp feeds.

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