The fish processing industry Internasional Indonesia PT Global seafood, Bantaeng district, South Sulawesi, exporting about 20 tonnes of fish fillets and surimi products in Japan, with a refrigerated container at a temperature of minus 20 degrees Celsius.

Despite the tsunami disaster that struck the state Sakura, but it had no effect on export demand for fish fillets and surimi industry of fish processing, which is in the neighborhood this Bantaeng.

“In the past, it was about 13 containers that were shipped to Japan. Kuris Surimi fish, sardines, flying fish and the most important raw material for the manufacture of kamaboko, fish balls, nuggets Japan “said Production Manager International Indonesia PT Global seafood Afandy.

Level in Japan, surimi has continued Afandy still very high. Due to high demand for food fish, it is difficult to meet demand. The lack of raw materials due to weather and seasonal factors is a cause of difficulty meeting the demand.

“To work around this problem, we began the search for raw materials other fish species that sufficient raw materials. In addition, we also began to diversify products other than frozen surimi, such as pelagic and demersal fish frozen, frozen octopus (Octopus), fish fillets, “he said.

Apart from fish fillets and surimi products, fish processing is also planned, processed and frozen tuna special segment of the market. This product will be marketed with the ball or the ball fishery products of fish. For fish, shellfish International Indonesia PT Global 100 employees, the original inhabitants were Bantaeng.