Héðinn, a knowledge company in the metal industry and mechanical engineering, has developed a relatively small protein factory (e. Hedinn Protein Plant - HPP) in collaboration with Matís and a fisheries company, which is ready for use, but the factory produces protein flour and fish oils from extra raw materials that are processed into extra raw materials. The factory was developed with support from the AVS Research Fund.
Development work for the protein factory began about five years ago. During this time, there were many obstacles that had to be removed, especially with regard to the process of the raw material through the factory, where good knowledge and ingenuity came from Matís 'employees, especially Sigurjón Arason, Matís' chief engineer.
Experiments with HPP were divided into two main components: 1) testing of new equipment and production processes and 2) evaluation of material and energy flow in the production process. The main emphasis is on extra raw materials that are created in fish processing for human consumption, such as slag and bones from white fish. Tests have also shown the excellence of the factory for processing flour and fish oil from by-products from shrimp processing, salmon processing and pelagic fish processing, but these raw materials have been used in the production of fishmeal and fish oil for decades and their properties are known.
It is important to seize all opportunities for value creation, as Icelandic ingenuity and technical knowledge are paramount. The export of technical know-how and the fact that a new factory will be developed and built here, which will be sold largely on foreign markets, is an example of important and lasting value creation. Precisely such factors, which are based on research and development, will, in most people's opinion, weigh heavily in the turnaround of Icelandic society.
Matís is a proud partner of Héðinn, a knowledge company in the metal industry and mechanical engineering, and sincerely congratulates the owners and employees on the new factory.
For further information Sigurjón Arason, Matís' chief engineer.