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 Amalgam
is based in Cochin, a world renowned centre for seafood and
spices. It comprises 5 companies with 14 factories operating along
the Indian coastline - from Veraval to Cochin on the West Coast
along the Arabian Sea; from Mandapam to Pamarru on the East Coast
along the Bay of Bengal.
Amalgam employs over 4,000
people and has a turnover of US $ 50 million and aims to reach a
turnover of US $125 million by the year 2002 A.D. Each of the
Amalgam units have made sustained effort to improve product
quality, build a committed workforce and develop teams of
dedicated managers.
With committed personnel,
internationally recognised processing facilities and formidable
global partners, Amalgam is poised to be a global seafood
powerhouse.
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Overseas
Associates
 Amalgam
units have been set up with financial participation from leading
international corporations like Nissin Foods, Itochu Corporation,
Mitsubishi Corporation, Higashimaru Foods Inc., of Japan, Ristic
GmbH of Germany and Sea Products SRL of Italy.
The Group
has long-term marketing arrangements with the above corporations.
Technology
& Value Addition
 Starting
with traditional block-freezing of seafood, the Group has
diversified into advanced techniques of seafood processing.
Backward and forward integration were the next steps. AFDC Ltd, an
Amalgam Enterprise, is the only freeze drying unit in India
processing seafood, spices and herbs. The various technologies
employed by Amalgam are:
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Freeze Drying |
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Individual Quick Freezing
(IQF) |
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Pasteurised Crab Meat
Processing |
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Continuous Clam boiling and
shucking |
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Fully automated Shrimp Feed
plant for intensive, semi-intensive and extensive systems of
shrimp farming |
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Seafood Extracts |
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Neutraceuticals |
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Chitin / Chitosan |
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Refrigerated trucks are used
for all critical transportation |
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All products are Aseptically
vacuum packed |
With
primary emphasis on technology and value addition, Amalgam adopts
internationally recognized processing facilities for hygiene and
uninterrupted production flow.
Mission
Statement 
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Creating an environment for
food processing in India which meets the highest international
standards. |
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Inculcating stringent hygiene
standards in our employees. |
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Adopting the latest
technologies in seafood processing. |
Amalgam has ventured
into the Domestic Indian Market with the 'Sumeru' brand.
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Hygiene
Hygienic
practices are pursued with religious zeal at all Amalgam
facilities; bacteria-free water, handwashes and foot dips
at every turn, sterilized gloves, caps and masks. These
practices, along with state-of-the-art technology, ensure
that our products are of the highest international
quality. |
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Testimony
to this is the fact that all units are ISO 9002 certified by BSI
and HACCP programs are in place in all the seafood factories.
Out
of five factories approved by the EU after the ban in 1998, three
were Amalgam units. This fact alone is a reflection on the Quality
standards maintained by Amalgam..
Amalgam
Group Y2K compliance statement By
31st July 1999, all systems and procedures (including process
machinery and interface to suppliers and customers) will conform to
the following rules:
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No value for current date will
cause any interruption in operation. |
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Date-based functionality must
behave consistently for dates prior to, during and after year
2000. |
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In all interfaces and data
storage, the century in any date must be specified either
explicitly or by unambiguous algorithms or interface rules. |
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Year 2000 must be recognised
as a leap year. |
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