India, Jan. 28 -- The biorefinery plant marks a significant achievement in transforming shrimp shell waste into high-value products such as chitin, chitosan, and shrimp protein hydrolysate

In a pioneering step toward sustainability, India has launched its first shrimp shell biorefinery plant, spearheaded by Longshore Technologies Private Limited in Maharashtra. This groundbreaking initiative, supported by the ICAR-Central Institute of Fisheries Technology (ICAR-CIFT), addresses the pressing challenge of shrimp processing waste while advancing the concept of a circular economy in the fisheries sector.

The biorefinery plant marks a significant achievement in transforming shrimp shell waste into high-value products such as chitin, chitosan...