Proximar Completes Acquisition of Oyama Fish Farm, Japan's First Commercial Atlantic Salmon Facility
Proximar has today taken ownership of the entire fish farming facility in Oyama, Japan. This marks the end of the Company’s construction works of the first commercial Atlantic salmon farming facility built in Japan.
“Constructing the facility according to plan proves our significant progress in Japan. With the construction now behind us, we can switch all our focus over to operations and production, where we remain on track with our plan of first harvest in Q3 2024”, says Joachim Nielsen, CEO of Proximar.
Excellent quality
Proximar’s Japanese construction partner, Daiwa House, completed the construction works of the grow-out building in August. The handover follows the completion of inspections by relevant authorities, third parties and Proximar.
“Daiwa House has been an important partner for Proximar since 2018, and we are very pleased with their performance. Daiwa House has completed the construction works according to schedule, with excellent quality”, continues Mr. Nielsen.
In conjunction with the handover, Proximar Ltd. has also completed the second and final drawdown of the JPY 8.8 billion blue-sustainability loan provided by Mizuho Bank, Shizuoka Bank and Development Bank of Japan. The second drawdown is marking the continued strong support shown by the Company’s Japanese banks.
Further growth plans
In the coming months, installation of the remaining RAS-equipment will continue in the grow-out building, in close cooperation with technology supplier AquaMaof. This enables the first transfer of fish from the hatchery and nursery building in Q4 2023.
“With this completion, we will also proceed to review further capacity expansion in Japan as previously communicated. Proximar sees a strong growth potential as a leading supplier of Atlantic salmon for the Asian market. We are also motivated by the support for such growth by our Japanese partners and banks”, says Mr. Nielsen.
For more information, please contact:
Ole Chr. Willumsen, CFO, +47 48 21 34 29, ocw@proximar.com
Joachim Nielsen, CEO, +81 70 2811 9898, jn@proximar.com
