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İzmir · in aquaculture since 1990

From ideato productionline.

In aquaculture, feed and food, agriculture and livestock, we stay with you from feasibility to funding, from machinery to installation.

01

Production chain

Even if all you have is an idea, we work out the feasibility, find the funding, plan the biology of the species, select and deliver the line, install it and hand it over by teaching you to produce.

  1. Step 1: Idea

    Project and investment proposals, even for those without an investment idea yet.

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  2. Step 2: Feasibility

    Feasibility and profitability analysis of production systems.

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  3. Step 3: Funding

    Financing through funds in your own country and international programmes.

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  4. Step 4: Biology

    A plan for all biological production, from broodstock to larvae, from grow-out to live feed.

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  5. Step 5: Recipe

    Feed rations, product formulation and facility planning.

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  6. Step 6: Machine

    From extruder to packaging; from laboratory scale to industrial.

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  7. Step 7: Installation

    Turnkey installation, from hatcheries to feed mills.

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  8. Step 8: Production

    We hand over by teaching you to produce, and stay with you through supply.

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Come with an idea. Leave with a working production line.

02·Areas of activity

Choose your sector.

Each solution works with its own material: water, steel and soil. Beneath them all lies the same method.

01 Aquaculture From hatchery to sea cage; from biological planning to turnkey facility. Hatchery facilitiesSea and lake cage systemsBiological production planningTurnkey installation Discover 02 Feed & Food Lines 15 extrusion lines, from powdered raw material to packaged product. Farmed fish feedPet foodBreakfast cereals and snacksPlant protein Discover 03 Agriculture & Livestock From field to barn and back; a cycle that turns waste into value. Effective microorganismsSilage and compostWaste treatment systemsLivestock farm and greenhouse set-up Discover

03·Line journey

From powdered raw material to packaged product.

  1. Hammer mill
    1

    Grinding

    Hammer mill

    The raw material is ground to a fineness suitable for extrusion.

    1.7–16.6 t/h

  2. Mixer
    2

    Mixing

    Mixer

    All ingredients come together; dry ingredients are blended with wet ones.

    Ration by species and age

  3. Screw conveyor
    3

    Feeding

    Screw conveyor

    The heated mix is transferred to the extruder’s feed hopper.

    0.75 kW feeder

  4. SP85-II twin-screw extruder
    4

    Extrusion

    SP85-II twin-screw extruder

    Under intense heat and pressure, the mix is shaped, cut and cooked.

    38CrMoAl barrel · ~HRC60

  5. Pneumatic conveyor
    5

    Conveying

    Pneumatic conveyor

    Fresh pellets are carried to the dryer without breaking.

    Air conveying

  6. Multi-layer drying oven
    6

    Drying

    Multi-layer drying oven

    Pellets are dried until moisture falls to the right level for crust formation.

    ~200 °C

  7. SGT-II flavouring drum
    7

    Coating

    SGT-II flavouring drum

    Oil and vitamins are applied in the coating drum.

    500 kg/h

  8. Cooling conveyor
    8

    Cooling

    Cooling conveyor

    The product is cooled and left to settle before packaging.

    Fan-cooled belt

  9. SPK vertical packaging
    9

    Packaging

    SPK vertical packaging

    The product is weighed, bagged and readied for dispatch.

    ≤ 45 bags/min

  10. The same method can produce fish feed, cat and dog food, corn flakes or plant protein.

    Explore the 15 production lines

What can you produce?

Fifteen lines, fifteen products.

  1. Feed Livestock feed Livestock feed
  2. Feed Aquarium feed Aquarium feed
  3. Feed Aquaculture fish feed Aquaculture fish feed
  4. Pet food Pet food Pet food
  5. Pet food Pet treats and chews Pet treats and chews
  6. Food Extruded chips and crackers Extruded chips and crackers
  7. Food Corn flakes and breakfast cereal Corn flakes and breakfast cereal
  8. Food Crispy snacks Crispy snacks
  9. Food Fried rings and 3D pellets Fried rings and 3D pellets
  10. Food Muesli and cereal bars Muesli and cereal bars
  11. Food Puffed and core-filled snacks Puffed and core-filled snacks
  12. Food Baby food Baby food
  13. Food Pre-gelatinized and modified starch Pre-gelatinized and modified starch
  14. Food Reconstituted and artificial rice Reconstituted and artificial rice
  15. Food Textured vegetable protein Textured vegetable protein

05

A company built on science.

Future Fish Eurasia 2016, Izmir: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Fatih Başaran, wearing his exhibitor badge, with visitors in front of the Mavi Protein stand

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Fatih Başaran

Founder · in aquaculture since 1990

“To carry out the work of all our partners with the same excitement, motivation and perseverance we bring to our own, and to build long-lasting relationships.”

Mavi Protein Consultancy was founded in early 2015 to put Assoc. Prof. Dr. Fatih Başaran’s experience in aquaculture since 1990, his academic background and his real-sector expertise at the service of humanity. It guides investors and producers in using national and international resources to bring their R&D projects to life, aiming to increase the country’s production capacity.

  1. 1990 First field experience in aquaculture
  2. 2015 Mavi Protein founded in İzmir
  3. 2016 TÜBİTAK 1501 project started; AGRA ME Dubai and Future Fish Eurasia
  4. 2017 Turkuaz Marin R&D project completed
  5. 2020 Rotika pet food consultancy; ALGOPHYCO spirulina
16.6 t/h
Grinding capacity of the largest mill
30 µm
Finest setting of the micro-grinding mill
50%
Share of fresh meat a twin-screw extruder can process
15 lines
5 feed and pet food, 10 food lines; raw material to package

06

Field records

  1. R&D project

    Turkuaz Marin Deniz Ürünleri

    Industrial R&D project, carried out from January 2016 to July 2017. TÜBİTAK 1501 · 2016–2017
  2. Rotika pet food plant, Iran Rotika adult cat food packaging Rotika medium to large parrot food packaging Rotika medium to large breeds adult dog food, 2 kg; the bag reads “Official Licensed Product · Mavi Protein” Consultancy

    Rotika

    Formulation and production consultancy for cat, dog and bird food; the products are on the market. IRAN · 2020
  3. AGRA ME 2016 Dubai fair invitation: Mavi Protein and Sunpring logos, stand S1E19 Partnership

    Jinan Sunpring Machinery

    Exclusive distributor for Türkiye and the Middle East of feed and food extrusion machinery. TÜRKİYE + MIDDLE EAST
  4. AGRA ME 2016, Dubai: visitors in front of an extruder at the Mavi Protein stand Future Fish Eurasia 2016, İzmir: Mavi Protein stand 228 Trade fair

    AGRA ME · Future Fish Eurasia

    Meetings with investors from ten countries in Dubai; Future Fish Eurasia in İzmir. DUBAI · İZMİR · 2016
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07·Projects & funding

A good idea is funded through a well-written project.

For funds in your own country, we handle preparation, writing and project management support; for international programmes, partner search and application.

  • TÜBİTAK 1501
  • Horizon Europe
  • Marie Skłodowska-Curie
  • National and international R&D grants
  1. 1Idea assessment
  2. 2Programme matching
  3. 3Project writing and partners
  4. 4Implementation and reporting
Project and funding services

ALGOPHYCO™ · Spirulina

The blue protein in our name.

Phycocyanin, which gives spirulina its colour, is quite literally a blue protein. Blue-green algae began cleaning water and air and producing oxygen 3.5 billion years ago: the link that came even before the first link of the food chain.

64–67%protein (dry matter)

Spirulina produced in Türkiye · 100 g, 250 g, 900 g

Discover ALGOPHYCO
ALGOPHYCO spirulina 250 g doypack ALGOPHYCO spirulina 900 g

Mavi Protein says

Notes

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· Technical notes Aquaculture fish feed production

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