This fish feed production line in Thailand project mainly processes sinking fish feed. The client is a Thai feed company established in 2007. Its main business scope is aquaculture, sales and related technical consultation; aquatic feed processing and sales. In order to meet market demand and seize development opportunities, the client decided to invest in the construction of a fish feed production line project.
The fish feed production plant project uses the original land and covers an area of 3410m2. The labor quota of this project is 15 people. The annual working days are 300 days and the working hours are 8 hours a day.
Product plan
| No. | Product Name | Production Capacity |
| 1 | Aquatic Feed (Sinking fish pellet feed) | 10,000 tons/a |
Project Content
This fish feed production line in Thailand project covers a total area of 3410m2, mainly including factory buildings, office buildings, dormitories, warehouses, etc., with a total construction area of 2492.11m2. The main project content and scale are shown in the table below.
| Engineering category | Engineering name | Engineering content | Engineering scale |
| Main engineering | Production workshop | Build 2 new aquatic feed production lines | Annual output of 10,000 tons of aquatic feed |
| Auxiliary engineering | Office building | Accommodate 15 people for office and accommodation | 171.64m2 |
| Fire protection engineering | Fire water pool and supporting system | Meet the fire protection needs of the factory | |
| Storage and transportation engineering | Raw material warehouse | Store raw materials | 200m2 |
| Finished product warehouse | Store products | ||
| Out-of-factory transportation | Mainly relying on social transportation forces | ||
| Public engineering | Power supply | 1 power distribution room | 200,000 kWh/a |
| Water supply | Dongmen Town water supply network | 905t/a | |
| Drainage | Treatment meets discharge standards, rainwater and sewage diversion | The total amount of sewage discharged by the project is 540t/a | |
| Environmental protection engineering | Wastewater treatment | Rainwater and sewage diversion pipe network, underground sewage integrated treatment facilities | Sewage treatment capacity is 2t/d |
| Waste gas treatment | Bag dust collector + 15m high exhaust pipe; water film dust removal + cyclone dust removal + 20m high exhaust pipe | － | |
| Solid waste Treatment | Comprehensive utilization of production solid waste; unified treatment of domestic waste by sanitation departments | Solid waste generation is 14.5t/a | |
| Noise treatment | Vibration reduction and noise reduction measures, etc. | – | |
| Greening | Planting trees and turf | Greening area 511.5m2 | |
Raw and auxiliary materials and energy consumption
The main raw and auxiliary materials of this fish feed production line in Thailand project are detailed in the table below:
| No. | Name of raw and auxiliary materials | Consumption (tons) |
| 1 | Wheat | 1800 |
| 2 | Corn | 1800 |
| 3 | Soybean meal | 2300 |
| 4 | Rapeseed meal | 1300 |
| 5 | Fish meal | 2300 |
| 7 | Trace elements (sulfate substances containing copper, iron, zinc and other elements.) | 380 |
| 8 | Oil and fat | 120 |
Energy consumption
The energy consumption of this project is shown in the following table:
| No. | Name | Usage |
| 1 | Electricity | 200,000 kWh/year |
| 2 | Biomass fuel | 35 tons/year |
| 3 | Water | 905 tons/year |
Main equipment for 6T/H fish feed production line in Thailand
The main production equipment of this fish feed processing line in Thailand project is detailed in the table below.
| No. | Equipment Name | Specification Model | QTY |
| 1 | Water Drop Type Pulverizer | SDFP70×30 | 1 |
| 2 | Double Shaft Paddle Mixer | SJH0.5 | 1 |
| 3 | Simple Grease Addition System | – | 1 |
| 4 | Double Layer conditioner fish feed pellet machine | 42 Type | 1 |
| 5 | Cooling fan | 4-72-4.5A | 1 |
| 6 | Ultrafine pulverizer | SWFL128 | 1 |
| 7 | Finished product packaging system | – | 1 |
| 8 | Post-ripening device | – | 1 |
| 9 | Biomass steam boiler | LH60.3-0.7-M | 1 |
Process design of fish feed production line in Thailand
Brief description of process flow:
- Feeding and crushing: Wheat, corn, soybean meal, rapeseed meal granular raw materials are fed and crushed by a crusher.
- Mixing: Add fish meal, trace elements and oil to the materials and mix them in a closed mixer.
- Ultrafine: The materials enter the ultrafine crusher for further crushing.
- Boiler supply steam: The biomass boiler uses formed biomass particles as fuel to generate steam for the subsequent granulation and post-ripening process.
- Granulation: The material is fed into the sinking fish feed machine and a little water is added for granulation for about 2 minutes. Post-ripening: The material is fed into the ripener for post-ripening for 8 minutes.
- Cooling: The material is cooled by a cooling fan.
- Grading, packaging and storage.
In order to ensure that the granulation and post-ripening temperatures are both at 70-80°C, the project uses the steam generated by the boiler to indirectly heat the fish feed pelletizer and ripener.
What is the prospect of building a fish feed production line in Thailand?
Building a fish feed production line in Thailand has good development prospects, but it is necessary to comprehensively consider factors such as local market demand, policy support, resource endowment and competitive environment. The following is a key analysis:
Advantages of Thailand’s fish feed industry
Developed aquaculture industry
Thailand is a major aquaculture country in Southeast Asia. The main aquaculture species include tilapia, shrimp (white shrimp), catfish, basa fish, etc., and the demand for feed is large.
In 2023, the scale of Thailand’s aquatic feed market is about 2 million tons/year, and with the intensive breeding, the demand for high-quality feed will increase.
Policy support
The Thai government encourages investment in agriculture and food processing, and some provinces (such as the Eastern Economic Corridor EEC) provide tax exemptions, land concessions and other policies.
Imports of equipment related to fisheries may enjoy tariff preferences.
Convenient supply of raw materials
Thailand can provide some feed raw materials (such as fish meal, rice bran, cassava), but soybean meal, corn, etc. still need to be imported (mainly from South America or neighboring countries).
The geographical location is superior, making it easy to purchase raw materials from Vietnam, Indonesia, etc.
Export potential
Thailand is the export center of aquatic products in ASEAN, and its feed products can radiate to surrounding markets such as Vietnam, Myanmar, Cambodia, etc.
Investment advice
Precisely position the market
High-end specialty feed: Functional feed for shrimp and high-value fish (such as grouper) has higher profits.
Localized formula: Adjust the nutritional ratio according to the Thai breeding varieties (such as tilapia feed needs low protein cost optimization).
Site selection strategy
Give priority to the eastern coastal provinces (such as Chonburi and Rayong), which are close to breeding areas and ports and have low logistics costs.
Or choose the north/central (such as Chiang Mai and Bangkok) to use local agricultural by-products (such as rice bran) to reduce costs.
Cost control
Use alternative protein sources (such as insect protein and algae) to reduce dependence on fish meal.
Invest in automated production lines to reduce labor costs.
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