BioMar is set to expand its production facility in Wuxi, China, to include a second production line. The expansion follows a successful growth journey in collaboration with its joint venture partner, Tongwei. The new line in Wuxi is expected to be commissioned in the first quarter of 2027.
BioMar has been present in China since 2016. Together with Tongwei, its Wuxi facility was developed as a greenfield site, enabling a core BioMar manufacturing set-up. The Wuxi production facility primarily serves farmers of high-end species such as trout, salmon, sturgeon, largemouth bass, turbot and yellow croaker.
“In recent years, we have developed a substantial business presence in China, where we collaborate with customers to introduce innovative feed solutions grounded in BioMar’s research and global experience with high-value species and sustainable aquaculture nutrition. Our goal is to elevate this success by expanding the production capacity in Wuxi with 50,000 tonnes, while integrating advanced technological capabilities into our production facility,” states Carlos Diaz, CEO, BioMar Group.
A further production facility in Zhuhai (Haiwei) was incorporated into the joint venture from Tongwei, having successfully served high-end species such as seabass and snakehead targeted by the partnership. Today, the two facilities have a combined capacity of 200,000 tonnes, which, given growing market interest in the product portfolio, is beginning to limit the company’s growth opportunities.
“We have built a solid model expanding the business, being ambitious in our growth aspirations, while ensuring that each courageous step into new markets is being nurtured and integrated into the BioMar business model,” reflects Diaz. In the last decade, BioMar has built up business and production capacity in new geographies such as China, Ecuador, Australia, Iceland and Vietnam. They have also expanded into new business areas such as intelligent feeding technologies.
