Seinäjoki, Finland, 2016-10-12 11:00 CEST (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --
Atria Plc, Company Announcement 12 October 2016 at 12.00
Atria starts to export pork to China
Atria Finland Ltd has received an official confirmation of the pork export license to China. Chinese licensing authorities have admitted Atria’s production plant in Nurmo Finland a site-specific export license for pork meat to China. Export license is a significant driver of development and expansion for Atria's business.
Atria aims to long-term cooperation with Chinese partners. Atria has conducted surveys and prepared commercial arrangements to start the exports to China. Export operations are intended to launch as soon as possible.
"Negotiations with Chinese and Finnish licensing authorities were successful. Authorities are convinced of Atria’s high quality. We now have a unique opportunity to enter the Chinese market and expand our business in a new market area. At this point, we do not yet know the future economic impact. " says Atria Group CEO Juha Gröhn.
For more information, please contact Juha Gröhn, CEO of Atria Group, tel. +358 400 684 224.
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