# Skretting

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'''Skretting''' is the world's largest producer of [feeds](/source/Commercial_fish_feed) for [farmed fish](/source/Fish_farming).<ref>[http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/industries/4543960/Fish-feed-leader-might-set-up-mill-in-NZ Fish feed leader might set up mill in NZ]  ''[Stuff.co.nz](/source/Stuff.co.nz)'', 15 January 2011.</ref>

==Company==
In 2016, the company has operations on five continents and produces 2 million tonnes of feed annually, for more than sixty species of [fish](/source/fish).<ref name=facts>[http://www.skretting.com/en-AU/Company-Facts/ Company facts] Skretting home website. Retrieved 18 May 2016.</ref> Skretting is a [wholly owned subsidiary](/source/wholly_owned_subsidiary) of the [Nutreco](/source/Nutreco) feed group in the [Netherlands](/source/Netherlands).

Skretting has around 2,900 employees world-wide and production takes place at seventeen production plants around the world.<ref name=facts /> These plants produce feed products sold worldwide. Skretting's head office is located in [Stavanger](/source/Stavanger), Norway, where both the Norwegian and international management are also located.  Skretting's international research company, [Skretting Aquaculture Research Centre](/source/Skretting_Aquaculture_Research_Centre), is also located in Stavanger.

==History==
In 2003 all fish feed companies in [Nutreco](/source/Nutreco) united under the global brand Skretting. Many Skretting companies have a long history in their local markets, sometimes going back 30–40 years in the history of fish feed.

===Timeline===
1899: Skretting in Norway is established as a company dealing with agricultural goods.<br />
1931: Trouw Nutrition (Netherlands) is established and later becomes an early R&D centre for fish nutrition.<br />
1953: Trouw France is established.<br />
1963: Trouw Italy (later Hendrix SpA) is established. First ten tonnes of fish feed produced in Norway by Skretting.<br />
1969: Moore-Clark established to serve markets in USA and Canada. Trouw in UK manufactures first fish feed for the fledgeling industry.<br />
1970: Trouvit established as a European fish feed brand. Trouw in UK markets first extruded trout feeds.<br />
1973: Skretting established their first research farm for sea farming of [Atlantic salmon](/source/Atlantic_salmon).<br />
1975: BP Nutrition formed, which in time the Trouw companies, Skretting and Moore-Clark become a part of.<br />
1980: First fish feed for sea bass and sea bream produced in Italy.<br />
1982: First fish feed produced in Australia (by Gibson Ltd.).<br />
1983: First extruded salmon feed introduced in the market in Norway.<br />
1985: Trouw España is established.<br />
1988: Trouw Chile established as joint venture between Trouw Int. and Suralim.<br />
1989: Trouw Ireland is established. The Aquaculture Research Centre (ARC) is established.<br />
1994: Aquaculture and agriculture activities divested by BP and become part of newly established Nutreco.<br />
1995: Trouw Ireland approved to produce organic fish feed. First 10 tonnes of organic salmon feed produced.<br />
1997: [Yamaha Motor Company](/source/Yamaha_Motor_Company) and Nutreco founded a 50:50 company, Yamaha Nutreco Aquatech (YNA), to sell fish feed in Japan.<br />
2000: Trouw Yem established for sales in Turkey.<br />
2001: Production of cold extrusion starter feeds for salmon, trout, eel and marine species in a dedicated factory in France. Acquisition of fish feed plant in Australia.<br />
2003: Nutreco's fish feed activities are united in one name, Skretting. Skretting in Norway launches electronically tracking and tracing system.<br />
2005: Yamaha Nutreco Aquatech changes its company name to Skretting and also acquire 100% of the shares of Kirin Feed, a subsidiary of Kirin Beer Co. in Japan. <br />
2007: Skretting pass 1 million tonnes of produced and delivered salmon feed in just over 11 months.<br />
2008: Skretting acquire Nelson and Sons, Inc., the manufacturer of Silver Cup fish feed, in the USA. Skretting in Japan acquires the fish feed production facilities of Marine Net Co. Ltd.<br />
2009: Nutreco acquires 51% shareholding in Brazilian animal nutrition and fish feed company. A new joint venture named "Fri-Ribe" formed.<br />
2010: Acquisition of Tomboy Aquafeed JSC in Vietnam.<br />
2012: Conversion of Nelson & Sons, Inc. to Skretting USA and launch of new product lines in the USA.

==See also==
* [Commercial fish feed](/source/Commercial_fish_feed)
* [Skretting Aquaculture Research Centre](/source/Skretting_Aquaculture_Research_Centre)

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.skretting.com/ Global homepage]
* [https://www.skretting.no/ Skretting Norway]

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Category:Companies of Norway

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