The Chinquihue plant was closed in April 2008 at the outset of the infectious salmon anemia (ISA) crisis in Chile.
Since then, the company has completely retooled the plant, transforming it into a value-added processing plant with capacity to produce 6,000 metric tons of smoked fish, worth an estimated $22 million (€16 million) annually.
Initial production is expected to reach about 2,000 metric tons the first year. More than 300 people are working at the smokehouse.
“This is a good sign of recovery, since we shut down this plant a few months ago but it is re-opening today after reusing the old facilities, and the people that were laid off are now being reinstated.
