UK salmon processor The Scottish Salmon Company, formerly Lighthouse Caledonia, is to re-open a plant on the island of Stornoway.

The company, which started trading under its new name on Oslo’s stock exchange last week, will start production at the site in the autumn.

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The move will create 70 jobs; when the Stornoway plant was mothballed in December 2008, some 130 staff were made redundant.

A spokesperson for the company said employing 70 staff would “meet immediate demand for processing on the island” but she added: “As part of the growth plans, [the company] will be looking to increase that number in that time.”

The site was closed in 2008 after Lighthouse Caledonia fell into financial difficulties. Private-equity firm Northern Link provided the business with a cash injection and took a stake of more than 50% in the company.

Northern Link remains the majority shareholder in The Scottish Salmon Company, which is listed on the Oslo Axess exchange under the ticker symbol SSC.

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