The normalization of political relations between China and Norway will be a game-changer for vertically integrated krill supplier Aker BioMarine, CEO Matts Johansen told IntraFish.

In December, Oslo and Beijing agreed to normalize diplomatic and political ties, which were frozen since 2010 when Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.

Aker BioMarine currently sells around 26,000 metric tons of krill meal to the aquaculture industry, and Johansen hopes "the potential will double for us" with the opening of the Chinese market.

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