CH4 Global begins production at the first commercial-scale Asparagopsis growing facility in South Australia

CH4 Global/Methane Tamer & Louth Bay EcoPark

The first phase of CH4 Global's EcoPark at Louth Bay, South Australia, opened with ten 200,000-litre ponds producing more than 80 tonnes of Asparagopsis a year. The company planned to reach 100 ponds, enough for 45,000 cattle a day, within a year, and up to 500 ponds with more investment.

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