PRESS RELEASE
A NEW UNIQUE PRODUCT FOR NORWEGIAN FISHERIES AND SEAFOOD INDUSTRY TO BUILD A STRONGER GLOBAL GREEN PROFILE
Last Viking Norway AS has been looking for new and green solutions to reduce the use of chemicals in the fishing and seafood industry for over 3 years. We have worked purposefully and focused, and today we are proud to be able to send out this press release.
The company has identified, tested and certified a unique, stable chlorine dioxide based product, which can reduce the use of chemicals by more than 50% in the treatment of wastewater and processed water. It is important to emphasize that all our products have international approvals for their respective areas of use.
Last Viking Norway AS has a board of directors with relevant experience and credibility to bring this unique solution to market in line with current legislation and the substitution obligation for the industry.
Last Viking Norway AS is proud to announce an exclusive global sales, marketing and distribution agreement with the biotechnology company CoviPure Distribution Ltd, with the aim of assisting the Norwegian fish and seafood industry to reduce the amount of chemicals.
Our products simplify and improve process and wastewater treatment, provide simpler daily procedures, save costs and a safer working environment by reducing the use of chlorine and acids.
Reducing the use of chemicals is also a stated goal and desire of the industry itself to be able to communicate a green profile to a global market and an increasingly environmentally conscious consumer.
The newly appointed board of directors:
Arnfinn Kirkenes, chairman of the board
Steve Olsen
Helge Gjertsen
Stein Bemer
Chairman of the board Arnfinn Kirkenes comments: «Norway has a fantastic fish and seafood industry with a long history. We will assist the Norwegian Fish and Seafood industry with our products and professionally skilled employees for a growing industry with a long-term green and sustainable solution.
Our main goal is to reduce the use of chemicals in industry. This can be achieved by using our tested and certified Klarolaks - a product for the treatment of process water, and the ultra-powerful CoviPure surface disinfectant for disinfection of production and other areas, as well as effective treatment of listeria. Our products have the power of chlorine dioxide, but are stable and safe for industry.
In our tests to date, we have achieved over 50% reduction in consumption of traditional chemicals. It is a positive opportunity that will provide comprehensive environmental benefits to a fantastic industry. "
Kirkenes adds, "Our partners in CoviPure Distribution Ltd are also in the final phase of testing a variant of the product for effective treatment of salmon lice that can most likely be announced in the 4th quarter of 2022".
To uncover the total potential of product and company, Last Viking Norway As has initiated and started two different projects, including;
we are looking at infection control and reduced use of chemicals in the service fleet for sea-based aquaculture, including de-lice, ballast water and freshwater
use our products as an alternative to rotenone and chlorine treatment of rivers and watercourses to control parasites and diseases.
For further information and any press inquiries, see our website www.lastviking.com.
Sortland 20.02.2022
Arnfinn Kirkenes
Chairman of the board
Last Viking Norway As