Bergen, Norway-headquartered salmon farming group Grieg Seafood announced on 11 October it has joined several other Norwegian salmon farmers in halting expansion plans in the wake of a proposed 40 percent resource tax on aquaculture operations.
The company announced that a proposed expansion of a smolt plant in Lebesby, Finnmark, Norway – which the company estimated represents a NOK 1 billion (USD 93 million, EUR 96 million) investment – is being halted due to the "great uncertainty"…
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