Led by Susana Jiménez, president of the Confederation of Production and Commerce (CPC), a delegation of authorities and business leaders visited the Golden Omega plant and highlighted the collaborative work it performs with the companies Benexia, Condensa, and Newscience to position the city globally and boost the local economy.
As part of the initiative “Gremios por Chile” (Guilds for Chile), an unprecedented business summit was held this Monday in the Arica and Parinacota region, bringing together the leaders of the CPC and its 6 branches: National Agricultural Society (SNA), National Chamber of Commerce (CNC), National Mining Society (Sonami), Society for Manufacturing Development (Sofofa), Chilean Chamber of Construction (CChC), and the Association of Banks (ABIF).
As part of their visit to the region, the delegation of business leaders and authorities, headed by CPC president Susana Jiménez, visited the plant of the Arica-based company Golden Omega, where the official launch of the productive cluster “Arica Capital del Omega-3” was held, bringing together the companies Benexia, Condensa, Newscience, and Golden Omega.
Together, these companies are carrying out collaborative work from the north of Chile to consolidate the city as the world capital of this nutritional supplement, generating a development hub around the Omega-3 industry that allows for the establishment of multiple productive linkages within the region, strengthening the local economy.
At the official launch event for the cluster, the CPC president highlighted that “thanks to this coordinated work, the companies generate innovation in Arica, develop professionals, local employment, and regional entrepreneurship, along with increasing the presence of an Arica-based product in the most competitive and demanding markets in the world, with its entire production phase articulated and linked with the region.”
For her part, Sandra Gillot, CEO of Benexia, valued the initiative, stating that “demonstrating, with concrete results contributing to the regional economy, that the far north of Chile has acquired a global prominence in the Omega-3 industry is a great impulse to continue developing this coordinated work and position Arica in an international leadership role that promotes new challenges.”
Juan Pablo Salas, executive director of Newscience, stressed that “it could be said that the Omega-3 we offer is a 100% Arica-based product, since its entire production phase is linked to the region,” while Matías Levit, general manager of Condensa, highlighted that being part of this cluster “is an experience that fills us with pride and encourages us to move forward with more strength.”
Meanwhile, Jorge Brahm, general manager of Golden Omega, detailed that “as an industry, the companies of the ‘Arica Capital del Omega-3’ cluster currently generate $4.8 million in payments for goods and services, more than 450 million pesos in patent payments, and the direct hiring of nearly 400 people who collaborate in this common challenge. Therefore, we are very optimistic about the great potential this collaborative work has for the growth of the region.”
Companies of the Arica Capital del Omega-3 Cluster:
Golden Omega is an Arica-based producer of high-quality Omega-3 EPA and DHA concentrates, with a strong focus on research and development and state-of-the-art facilities. Golden Omega’s unique products, in terms of purity and quality, can be used in many different applications, thereby expanding the possibilities for Omega-3 fatty acid consumption, and it represents a little more than 12% of the world market share of Omega-3 concentrates for the nutraceutical industry.
Benexia is a company with over 20 years of experience that is now a world leader in the production, processing, and distribution of chia, a high-content and high-quality plant-based source of Omega-3. It is the only company in the world that processes this seed and is a benchmark in the nutraceutical and food industry with its innovative functional and nutritional solutions. Benexia exports from Arica to markets in Asia, North America, Oceania, and Europe, with the highest global standards for food safety and certifications.
Condensa is an Arica-based company that has been present in the city for over 50 years, offering aluminum containers that are used as packaging for Newscience’s products, closing a virtuous cycle of local association that allows for the generation of value chains that can contribute to the development and growth of the region.
For its part, Newscience is a Chilean company that has been developing nutraceuticals since 2010 with the best raw materials available in the world, to produce a positive impact on people’s health, and it works with Golden Omega and Condensa to develop its product Omega-Up.
