All 170 jobs at Pickenpack's processing plant in Riepe will be secured through the takeover by Seattle-based giant Trident, administrator Friedrich von Kaltenborn-Stachau of Hamburg-based law firm Böge Rohde Luebbehuesen (BRL), said in an update Tuesday.

Trident will officially take over the plant in July this year. The deal is still pending regulatory approval.

"I am very glad that we succeeded selling the plant in Riepe to Trident Seafoods in what is a very competitive market," von Kaltenborn-Stachau said.

However, the closure of the processing plant in Luneburg by the end of June is now certain, he said.

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