# Veramaris automates production at world's first high-volume Omega-3 algae oil facility

Veramaris, a joint venture of DSM and Evonik, upgraded automation and equipment at its Blair, Nebraska facility to scale up production of Omega-3 oil from marine algae.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2021-02-10
- Where: Blair, Nebraska, United States
- Value: $200.0M
- Status: completed
- Products: Omega-3 oil from marine algae
- Sectors: [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md)

## Companies

- [Veramaris](https://endata.com/companies/25137.md)
- [Evonik](https://endata.com/companies/15139.md) (partner)
- [DSM](https://endata.com/companies/25138.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [cpecn.com](https://www.cpecn.com/features/automating-production-at-the-worlds-first-facility-making-omega-3-oil-from-marine-algae/), 2021-02-10: "The project involved taking some of the existing plant's capability and repurposing that to produce the Omega-3 oil, which required new equipment and controls"

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