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Founded in 1877, MIRNA is a
part of the history of Rovinj, a town with a
population of 12,000,
rightfully referred to as the "Pearl
of Croatia"
because of its beauty.
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Throughout its long
history, Rovinj has been one of the largest and
most developed Istrian towns and its main
maritime center. Fishing has been one of the most important sources of
living for the local population. However, MIRNA is also a part of the
world history in the canned fish industry: when it was built, it was
among the first such plants in the world.
Between the world wars, the Trieste-based company "AMPELEA"
built the then state-of-the-art fish processing facility in Rovinj. Before to World War II, the factory employed
500 people.
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As early as in
those days, the factory had facilities for utilization of all fish waste.
Its major consumer was the military. Maximum production was 233 tons of
sterilized and 203 tons of non-sterilized canned goods.
In 1954, MIRNA was given
its current name and became an independent company. It began to intensify
its development, constructing cooling spaces, expanding its fishing fleet
and establishing a factory for the production of canned fish.
Between 1970 and 1974, a new technology for fish processing and
additional processing of frozen and fresh fish was introduced and the
range of products was expanded.
In March 1994, the company
was registered at the Commercial
Court in Rijeka as:
Mirna Rovinj, company
for harvesting, processing and trading of fish and fish products ltd.
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