EWOS or EWOS Group, was then one of the world's largest suppliers of feed and nutrition for

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. Former EWOS companies operate in

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and Vietnam as part of Cargill Animal Nutrition, CAN. The company, which was created in 1931, was bought by

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in 2015. It started in Södertälje, Sweden, in THE premises of Astra (now Astra Seneca). Beside animal Good it Aldo produced

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products and Helosan creme

History

EWOS was established in 1931 by Erik Berggren, Victor Weyde and Olle Sjöstedt, names from which the

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derives. In the beginning the production volumes were low, but from 1980 and onwards, the average annual growth rate has been 18%. In 2010, EWOS provided feed and nutrition for 28 different fish species with salmon as the major speciesCermaq report 201
"Report 2010"
. Retrieved on 25 April 2012.

Enterprise

At the time of Cargill's acquisition, EWOS Group consisted of subsidiary companies in five countries, as well as an R&D company. The five were: *EWOS AS – Located in Norway. EWOS’ head office is located in

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. *EWOS Ltd. – Located in Westfield, near

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*EWOS Canada Ltd. – Located near

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*EWOS Chile SA – Located in

*EWOS Innovation – EWOS’ research and development Company located in Chile and Norway In 2010 EWOS entered the market in

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, selling feed for the white fish pangasius and other species such as snakehead.

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