# Veramaris opens world's first marine algae omega-3 production facility in Nebraska

Veramaris, a joint venture between Evonik and Royal DSM, started up the world's first high-volume facility manufacturing omega-3 oil from natural marine algae in Blair, Nebraska. The US$200 million project involved automation upgrades by NovaTech.

- Type: Partnership
- Announced: 2021-04-23
- Where: Blair, Nebraska, United States
- Value: $200.0M
- Status: completed
- Products: omega-3 oil from marine algae
- Sectors: [Food Processing Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/food-processing-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [Veramaris](https://endata.com/companies/25137.md)
- [Royal DSM](https://endata.com/companies/5677.md) (partner)
- [Evonik](https://endata.com/companies/15139.md) (partner)
- [Novatech ApS](https://endata.com/companies/16724.md) (supplier)

## Sources

- [engineerlive.com](https://engineerlive.com/novatech-helps-automate-marine-algae-omega-3-production/), 2021-04-23: "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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