Iceland - Getting out of recession
Marel Food Systems has repaid in full a class of bonds (MARL 08 1) listed on the OMX Nasdaq Iceland, which was due 20 May.
View ArticleIceland - Getting out of the worlds worse recession
Marel Food Systems has repaid in full a class of bonds (MARL 08 1) listed on the OMX Nasdaq Iceland, which was due 20 May.
View ArticleIceland - Seeking EU membership
The Parliament of Iceland this week voted in favour of applying for membership of the European Union. This follows a resolution proposal submitted by the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mr. Ossur...
View ArticleIceland - Fish farming
A second delivery of young cod has been delivered to HB Grandhi in Berufjordur, taking its total stock of cod fingerlings there to 60,000. The aquaculture
View ArticleIceland - Whale meat for Japan
Iceland planning to export 1.500 tons of whale meat to Japan The company behind Iceland’s fin whaling industry is planning a huge export of whale meat to Japan. This summer, Hvalur hf caught 125 fins...
View ArticleIceland - Marel Food Systems
Funds managed by Columbia Wanger Asset Management have acquired close to 32.2 million shares in Marel Food Systems hf., equivalent to a 5.2 per cent ownership, at the price of ISK 59.0 per share.
View ArticleIceland - McDonalds close up shop
All three of Iceland's McDonald's restaurants in the capital Reykjavik will close next weekend, as the franchise owner gives in to falling profits caused by the collapse in the Icelandic krona.
View ArticleIceland - McDonalds close the doors
Thousands of Icelanders lined up at McDonald's restaurants to order their last Big Macs before the US fast-food chain abandons the crisis-hit island at midnight tonight due to soaring costs.
View ArticleIceland - Fish farming
The country’s current aquaculture production capacity of 5,000 tonnes will double by 2015. This year’s fish farming production value is estimated at ISK 3 billion (EUR 16 million) and has wavered...
View ArticleIceland - Good year for meat processing machinery experts Marel
Marel Food Processing Equipment - Iceland based meat and food processing equipment company, Marel, posted a solid operating performance and strong cash flow from core business despite significant...
View ArticleIceland - Good year for meat experts Marel Food Processing Equipment
Iceland based meat and food processing equipment company, Marel, posted a solid operating performance and strong cash flow from core business despite significant measures taken that result in one-off...
View ArticleNorway - Yara reduces greenhouse gas emissions by 37%
Yara International ASA, the world’s leading fertilizer producer, today announced that it has reduced its greenhouse gas emissions by 37% from 2004 to 2009—surpassing company targets by 12%. Driving...
View ArticleIceland - Saving the cattle herds
In Europe, the volcanic ash danger travels at high altitudes, but for Iceland's farmers the problem is very much on the ground. Farmers across the region where the volcano erupted this week under the...
View ArticleIceland - Marel performing well
It was another good quarter for Marel, said the company's CEO as the financial results for seocnd quarter 2010 were presented yesterday, 29 July, at the company's headquarters. A short profile of one...
View ArticleIceland - Halal slaughter for sheep cull
This fall, the method will be applied partially or entirely in various slaughterhouses including those in Selfoss, Hvammstangi and Saudárkrókur. According to the slaughterhouse manager at Hvammstangi,...
View ArticleIceland - Halal mutton
South Iceland meat processing company Sláturfélag Sudurlands (SS) ceased slaughtering lambs in the Islamic fashion yesterday. CEO of SS Steinthór Skúlason said the decision is mainly based on the...
View ArticleIceland - Ewes Milked for Cheese
The family at Akurnes, a farm in Hornafjördur in southeast Iceland, is using the latest technology to renew ancient farming methods of fráfaerur (separating ewes and lambs in spring to milk the ewes)...
View ArticleIceland - Marel sign Women‘s Empowerment Principles
The Women's Empowerment Principles offer practical guidance to business and the private sector on how to empower women in the workplace, marketplace and community. The Principles are designed to...
View ArticleIceland - Six major banks backing Marel
I November Marel signed an agreement with a group of six international banks on long-term financing in the amount of EUR 350 million. The initial average interest terms are EURIBOR/LIBOR + 320 bps and...
View ArticleIceland - Dioxins in lambs
The Food and Veterinary Authority (MAST) is currently tracing six and a half tons of lamb, which was sold on domestic and foreign markets due to suspicion of dioxin contamination arising from a nearby...
View ArticleIceland - Marel Shows Strong Sales
Meat and food processing equipment supplier, Marel, saw revenues for the second quarter of 2011 reach €161.9 million, an increase of 19 per cent compared to the same period last year when revenues...
View ArticleIceland - High praise for Marel
There was a happy opening day for Marel at this year’s Icelandic Fisheries Exhibition, where the company was presented with the award as Overall Outstanding Supplier.
View ArticleIceland - A look at meat inspection
The Authority carried out the first mission to Iceland in May 2012 on safety of food of animal origin, in particular meat, milk and their products.
View ArticleIceland - Cattle problems
Infectious bovine rhinotracheitis (IBR) has been detected in Iceland.
View ArticleIceland - Marel Marketing Company of the Year
President of Iceland Olafur Ragnar Grimsson presented Marel with the award for Marketing Company of the Year on 8 November.
View ArticleIceland - New report on salmonella
The report is based on an inspection to Iceland in September 2012 on controls of infectious agents that can be transmitted between animals and humans.
View ArticleIceland - New report on salmonella
The report is based on an inspection to Iceland in September 2012 on controls of infectious agents that can be transmitted between animals and humans.
View ArticleIceland - New report on salmonella
The report is based on an inspection to Iceland in September 2012 on controls of infectious agents that can be transmitted between animals and humans.
View ArticleIceland - Marel is announce that it signed an amend & extend of its...
Marel is pleased to announce that it signed an amend & extend of its current long-term financing entered into in November 2010, originally in the amount of EUR 350 million.
View ArticleIceland - Marel performing well
ICELAND - Meat and food industry equipment manufacturer Marel has seen revenues for 2012 reach €714.0 million, an increase of 6.8 per cent compared to the year before when they were €668.4 million.
View ArticleIceland - New MD for Marel Food Equipment
Gerrit den Bok has been appointed Managing Director of Iceland based meat procesing equipment manufacturer Marel's Further Processing Industry Center from 1 May 2013.
View ArticleIceland - Gerrit den Bok new MD for Marel
Gerrit den Bok was named Managing Director of the Further Processing Industry Center effective May 1, Marel reported March 4.
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