# Marel installs first automatic salmon processing line in China

Marel installed China's first fully automatic salmon processing line at Shanghai Hi-Chain Foods' facility near Shanghai. The plant produces up to 30 metric tons of salmon products per day and the equipment was installed in August 2017.

- Type: Product launch
- Announced: 2017-12-05
- Where: near Shanghai, China
- Status: completed
- Capacity: 30 metric tons per day
- Products: salmon processing line, filleting equipment, trimming equipment, pinbone removal equipment, skinning equipment, portioning equipment, slicing equipment
- Sectors: [Food Processing Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/food-processing-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [Marel](https://endata.com/companies/16848.md) (supplier)
- [Shanghai Hi-Chain Foods](https://endata.com/companies/28595.md) (customer)

## Sources

- [marel.com](https://marel.com/en/news/china-s-first-fully-automatic-salmon-processing-line/), 2017-12-05: "The project is a watershed installation for Marel in China, as it is the country’s first automatic processing line for salmon."

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