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Sunday 14 April 2013


Iceland

Iceland - 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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Sunday 31 March 2013


Iceland

Iceland - 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.

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Sunday 03 March 2013


Iceland

Iceland - 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.

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Sunday 20 January 2013


Iceland

Iceland - Marel is announce that it signed an amend & extend of its current long-term finance

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.

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Saturday 29 December 2012


Iceland

Iceland - 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.

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Sunday 23 December 2012


Iceland

Iceland - 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.

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Friday 21 December 2012


Iceland

Iceland - 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.

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Saturday 08 December 2012


Iceland

Iceland - 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.

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Saturday 10 November 2012


Iceland

Iceland - Marel Q3 2012 results

Slower growth with improving profit margins

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Friday 26 October 2012


Iceland

Iceland - Cattle problems

Infectious bovine rhinotracheitis (IBR) has been detected in Iceland.

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Sunday 30 September 2012


Iceland

Iceland - 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.

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Thursday 10 May 2012


Iceland

Iceland - Marel Q1 2012 results

Strong revenue growth and good profitability

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Sunday 16 October 2011


Iceland

Iceland - 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.

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Friday 09 September 2011


Iceland

Iceland - 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 were €136.1 million.

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Friday 11 February 2011


Iceland

Iceland - 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 waste incineration plant.

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Saturday 08 January 2011


Iceland

Iceland - 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 will decrease during the maturity of the loans, in line with the expected increase of the financial strength of Marel.

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Iceland

Iceland - 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 support companies in reviewing existing policies and practices — or establishing new ones — to realize women’s empowerment.

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Monday 04 October 2010


Iceland

Iceland - 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) and then producing cheese from the ewe milk.

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Iceland

Iceland - 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 reactions of customers after the company’s practices were reported on.

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Sunday 26 September 2010


Iceland

Iceland - 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, it is a common misconception that the Halal method is inhumane. Quite on the contrary, it fulfills every standard regarding the humane treatment of animals as well as the handling of alimentary products.

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Monday 09 August 2010


Iceland

Iceland - 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 of its poultry processing equipment customers highlights how the market in Turkey shows strong growth in branded and value-added products.

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Monday 26 April 2010


Iceland

Iceland - 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 Eyjafjallajokull glacier have been scrambling to protect their herds from inhaling or ingesting the ash, which can cause internal bleeding, long-term bone damage and teeth loss.

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Tuesday 30 March 2010


Iceland

Norway - 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 much of this reduction is Yara’s innovative catalyst technology, which decreases nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from its nitric acid plants by up to 90%.

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Sunday 28 February 2010


Iceland

Iceland - 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 costs in 2009, leading to a sustainable lower cost base

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Wednesday 10 February 2010


Iceland

Iceland - 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 measures taken that result in one-off costs in 2009, leading to a sustainable lower cost base

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Monday 07 December 2009


Iceland

Iceland - 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 between ISK 1.7 billion (EUR 13.9 million) to ISK 3.3 billion (EUR 26.9 million) since 2004, according to the Icelandic Aquaculture Association’s

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Tuesday 03 November 2009


Iceland

Iceland - 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.

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Thursday 29 October 2009


Iceland

Iceland - 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.

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Thursday 08 October 2009


Iceland

Iceland - 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.

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Wednesday 30 September 2009


Iceland

Iceland - 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 - a huge expansion on previous years. The company's

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Tuesday 15 September 2009


Iceland

Iceland - 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

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Sunday 19 July 2009


Iceland

Iceland - 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 Skarphedinsson, to Parliament on 28 May 2009, in which the Parliament mandates the Icelandic Government to put forward an application. However, according

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Sunday 07 June 2009


Iceland

Iceland - 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.

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Friday 05 June 2009


Iceland

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.

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Jan Zandbergen        Lanexco Ltd