Shrimp Processing To Begin At Facility
Dallas, Texas, and Webster City, Iowa, Jan. 26, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via NewMediaWire -- NaturalShrimp, Inc. (OTCQB:SHMP), an aqua-tech Company which developed and patented the first commercially operational Recirculating Aquaculture System (RAS) for shrimp, announced today that a formal ribbon cutting ceremony was held at the Company’s new Webster City, Iowa, facility. The Webster City facility is now known as NaturalShrimp Iowa.
In attendance at the ceremony was the executive management team from NaturalShrimp, personnel that will be operating the plant, the mayor of Webster City and his wife, and local radio and news media. The Company also has begun the process of converting additional square footage currently used as storage to a shrimp processing plant. Final plans and decisions related to this project continue to be developed.
NaturalShrimp's three Iowa facilities contain the tanks and infrastructure to support the production of shrimp with the incorporation of the Company's patented EC platform technology. One site has 240 tanks, 10,000 gallons each, a second site has 24 tanks, 10,000 gallons each and the third site has 240 tanks, 200 to 500 gallons each.
Gerald Easterling, CEO of NaturalShrimp, commented: “Our team had the privilege of meeting members of the Mayor’s office and local media. We were very excited to discuss our plans for getting the plant up and running and for future expansion.” Mr. Easterling also added: “We have begun the modification process to convert the plant to shrimp as can be seen in the video link: https://youtu.be/bfw0-y0v4E4?t=9. We now have four EC machines ready for installation.”
John Hawkins, the Honorable Mayor of Webster City, said: “We are very excited to have you here and taking over the building. We look forward to growing with NaturalShrimp.”
ABOUT NATURALSHRIMP: NaturalShrimp, Inc. is a publicly traded aqua-tech Company, headquartered in Dallas, with production facilities located near San Antonio, Texas. The Company has developed the first commercially viable system for growing shrimp in enclosed, salt-water systems, using patented technology to produce fresh, never frozen, naturally grown shrimp, without the use of antibiotics or toxic chemicals. NaturalShrimp systems can be located anywhere in the world to produce gourmet-grade Pacific white shrimp.
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