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CAMIMEX Profiles
Established in 1977, Camau Frozen Seafood Processing Import-Export Corporation (CAMIMEX ) has unceasingly expanded and developed to one of the leaders in processing and exporting aqua, products, particularly shrimp, fish, squid and cuttlefish items.
Every year Camimex processes and exports over 10.000 tones of aqua products to worlwide markets at a value of more than 100 million US dollars. The three modem factories of Camimex are well-equipped with state-of-art processing equipment imported from E.U Japan and U.S.A.The 2.500 skillful factory workers have been supported by the
Company to attend training courses in Vietnam and in other countries regularly. Quality management procedures under GMP, SSOP, HACCP and ISO plans have been implemented and constantly improved at its processing plants enabling Camimex to make
Food products with the highest possible level of hygiene and freshness that can meet the strictest requirements of any customer.
WIDE RANGES OF BEST QUALITY PRODUCTS
Camimex supplies wide ranges of best quality fishery products but its main items are Black Tiger, White, Pink and Cat Tiger shrimps to be processed in forms of HOSO, HLSO, PND, PUD, PTO, CPTO, Nobashi, Sushi, Tempura, breaded shrimps, etc. Besides shrimps, we also deal with basa fish, a newly developed product. Especially, Camimex is the only packer in Vietnam having been certified to process organic shrimps
Which have been certified by Naturland and importrd by Swiss market since 2002.
MORE NATURALLY FAVORED
Camimex is more naturally favored than many other packers in Vietnam thanks to its location in Camau, the center of shrimp supply in Vietnam. ( Camau has more than 250.000 ha of shrimp farms and vast territoria waters ). The natural features of this coastal wetland forest area have made it an ideal habitat for shrimps and fish and a good place for aquaculture; at present, many areas in Camau have already become organic shrimp farms. All these favorable conditions have been a very strong base for our development.
CAMAU ORGANIC SHRIMP PROJECT
Camau peninsula in Vietnam is home to one of the largest mangrove forests in the world and abounds in natural seafood. Amongst endemic species ( crabs, fishes, white and pink shrimps ) figures Organic Black Tiger Shrimps. The enterprise 184 is home to more than 1200 farms of which more than 800 are certified according to organic production standard Natuland. IMO inspected and certified that the standards are respected by each and every farm; IMO undertekes to give the consumers the guarantee that these products have a high quality, in very stage of the process. Strict criteria allowed for the certification of 60% of the total farms.
These farmers must respect strict conditions during production, transport and processing.In order to preserve the rich biodiversity, Camau farmers apply sustainable aquaculture techniqued, These eco-friendly practices focus on:
- No antibiotic, no fertilizing, no chemical products.
- Very low density: 1-2 PL/ m2 for minimal impart on the environment.
- No feeding, thanks to natural nutrients coming from the mangrove and the natural water exchange- the tide providing also a continuous influx of wild eggs and larvae.
- Preservation of the mangrove: Farms are situated in a zone of protected mangrove which sustains a unique ecosystem, the natural habitat of the Black Tiger, to produce the best quality shrimp by an environment friendly aquaculture and fair- earnings for the farmers.
HISTORY OF THE PROJECT:
2001: Initiated with CASEP and 184, processing company CAMIMEX with the help of SIPPO, VASEP.
2002-2003: first certified farms according Natuland and Bio Suisse standards.
2004-2006: inspection of the whole area, 1200 farms visited and more than 800 certified farms. Exportation of 250 tons of Black Tiger shrimps to Swtzerland with high quality and best customer satisfaction according to market research.
2007: 850 farms are being inspected.
Tomorrow, more farms will join the project: enterprise Ngoc Hien, 13/12…
SOME DATA OF ORGANIC PROJECT AT CAMAU
1. ENTERPRISE 184
- Total area: 6475 ha
- Number of farms: 1196 farms
- Forest area: 3713 ha ( 57% )
- Average area: 5 ha / farm
- Breeding ( Black Tiger ): average 100.000 PL / m2 / year
- Density: 2-3 PL / m2
- Origin of stock: local and center of Vietnam
- Processing company: Camimex
2. ENTERPRISE NGOC HIEN
- Total area: 11.300 ha
- Number of farms: 2488 farms, priduction farms: 1825 farms
- Forest area: 5800 ha ( 52 % )
- Average farm area: 5 ha
- Processing company: Camimex
- Inspection & Certification plan 2009
3. ENTERPRISE 13 / 12
- Total area: 6530 ha
- Number of farms: 1224 farms
- Forest area: 2591 ha ( 40 % )
- Average farm area: 5 ha
- Inspection & Certification plan 2009