With the next EFPRA Congress under two months away, we spoke to Zane and Janis Kulikovski of LIONPRO / LINEN, which is organising this year’s event. They gave us an overview of what to expect in Riga in June as well as an overview of the animal by-products industry in Latvia and Baltic States. What […]
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EFPRA is holding a seminar on Processed Animal Protein (PAP) applications in feed at the upcoming VIV Asia exhibition in Bangkok, 12 – 14 March. This seminar will discuss the key safety and sustainability aspects of European animal proteins in feed for livestock and aquaculture animals. “Only safe feed ingredients guarantee healthy animal production and
Registration for the next EFPRA Congress in Riga is now open. The 23rd EFPRA Congress will take place from the 4–7 June in Radisson Blue Lavija Conference and Spa Hotel. The programme for the Congress itseld is still being arranged, until then, guests can start looking forward to visiting Riga. In Riga, medieval charm meets
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A message from the new EFPRA President Robert Figgener Following six years as Vice-President, Mr Robert Figgener has taken the helm at EFPRA becoming President at the recent 22nd EFPRA Congress. He has broad experience of the rendering sector following ten years as Managing Director at SARIA International and deep knowledge of renewable fuels from
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The 22nd EFPRA Congress built on the success of previous events with an interesting and enjoyable social and technical programme. In total, 537 delegates (including exhibitors) made it to Amsterdam from around the world, of course, with the majority from Europe which is EFPRA’s focus. “Everyone attending will have their own highlight of the event.
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A small selection of images from the Technical Symposium and main session of recent EFPRA Congress in Amsterdam. More photos available at https://efpra2024amsterdam.com/photoalbum.php
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EFPRA is pleased to announce the speakers for the Technical Symposium at the 2024 Congress in Amsterdam. Taking place on 13 June, the session is chaired by EFPRA’s Martin Alm who is well known for his work as Technical Director for EFPRA and as an independent expert on animal by-product regulation. The six other speakers
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As we come to the end of 2023, it is the traditional moment for reflection and looking back and ahead. 2023 was a year with an unprecedented geo-political turbulence. Compared to that the rendering business was calm, although some very important topics for the long-term interest of our business were addressed. Fortunately, we have
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Vice President of Assograssi Luca Papa shares his thoughts on Congress 2023 as well as the joys and challenges of organising the event. Was the congress a success? If the success of Congress can be measured by the number of delegates, we feel that the Congress has been successful from day one. It is the first
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The EFPRA Congress takes place on 25 – 28 May at Vilamoura, Portugal. We spoke to Wouter Vanderpoorten, Technical Director at ETSA who is overseeing the organisation of Congress. He has worked in the Portuguese rendering industry for 28 years since moving from Belgium during his post-graduate studies. Can you tell us a little about
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