Algal oil producer Veramaris will be able to produce 15 percent of the entire salmon industry's need for marine oils once its third factory is up and running, the company CEO told IntraFish.

Veramaris, a joint venture between DSM and Evonik, currently has two factories, one in the United States and one in Slovakia, with a third plant in the United States under construction. And if demand is there, then further expansion is easy, according to Karim Kurmaly.

The company uses an algal strain of Schizochytrium from the North Pacific, which naturally produces the omega-3 fatty acids EPA and DHA that are key to fish and human health.