Cumarex is a Moroccan company operating in the fish canning sector. The production site, established in 1992, is located in the industrial area of Martil in Tétouan, employing 320 people and generating a turn over of approximately $US 25M. The main products are canned tuna, mackerel, and melva, which are 90% destined to export.
The company joined the MED TEST project in order to identify opportunities to implement an efficient use of resources (water and energy), improve production processes, valorize fish solid waste and minimize liquid effluents in light of reducing the investment and operational costs of the future wastewater treatment plant.
At the beginning of the project the company was certified ISO9001, it has obtained the IFS V05 and BRC V05 certifications during the course of the project, and is planning to obtain ISO 14001 by the end of 2012.