Anti-dumping investigations into canola seeds and chemical products imported from Canada by China
2024-09-06
China announced on Tuesday, September 3, that it will launch anti-dumping investigations into canola seeds and chemical products imported from Canada. This action appears to be a response to rece...
Evonik Completes Expansion of MetAMINO® Production Facility in Singapore Ahead of Schedule
2024-08-29
Evonik has successfully completed the expansion project of its MetAMINO® production facility in Singapore ahead of schedule. Following brief shutdowns in the fourth quarter of 2023 and the second...
The Ministry of Commerce Decides to Initiate a Countervailing Duty Investigation on Certain Dairy Products Imported from the European Union
2024-08-23
On August 21, the Ministry of Commerce announced its decision to initiate a countervailing duty investigation on certain dairy products imported from the European Union, effective from August 21,...
BASF begins repairs, updates customers after Ludwigshafen accident
2024-08-16
According to a new update by BASF, the group confirmed that a detailed investigation of the incidents by experts is on-going. At the same time, cleaning, inspection and repair of the plant has al...
BASF declares force majeure on selected Vitamin A, E and carotenoids products
2024-08-08
As a result of a fire that occurred in a BASF plant in Ludwigshafen on 29 July 2024, BASF declared force majeure on deliveries of selected vitamin A, vitamin E, and carotenoid products as well as...
L‐Lysine: EFSA examines new strain for ADM authorisation
2024-07-31
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has delivered a new scientific opinion on the safety and efficacy of liquid L-Lysine base produced from the genetically modified strain Corynebacterium g...
Brazil: ADM increases Parana premix production by 40%
2024-07-26
ADM will build a new premix factory for minerals, amino acids, vitamins and additives in Apucarana (PR), to increase its production capacity by 40%. The company is among the ten largest manufactu...
Avril Group takes over Metex Nøøvistago
2024-07-19
Last week, the Paris Commercial Court accepted the takeover bid presented by Avril, in association with the Sociétés de Projets Industriels (SPI) investment fund, which is managed by Bpifrance on...
Brazil: Fufeng plans USD 400m amino acids plant
2024-07-11
Fufeng Group is planning to invest ~USD 400m into its first bio-fermentation plant in South America to produce amino acids from corn. The plant will have the capacity to process 660'000 t/a Corn....
L-Lysine: Jinyufeng updates on 500'000 t/a expansion
2024-07-05According to Chinese media reports, Henan Jinyufeng Biotechnology is making progress on its USD 1.5bn Great Health Industrial Park in Zhumadian City, Henan Province. Jinyufeng is a subsidiary of th...
L-Lysine: Jilin Meihua advances on 600’000 t/a expansion
2024-06-27
The Baicheng Industrial Park Ecological Environment Bureau has announced the acceptance of the environmental impact report of the USD 375m and first phase of Jilin Meihua’s next expansion project...
Denmark introduces carbon tax on livestock
2024-06-27
Denmark has introduced its first carbon tax on agriculture as part of its goal to reduce total emissions by -70% by 2030. It follows months of negotiation with farming and conservation groups.
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France: MAASH to acquire METEX NØØVISTA assets
2024-06-27
The Paris Commercial Court has appointed MAASH, a Belgian biotechnology company founded in 2021, as the new owner of the assets and activities of METEX NØØVISTA, a subsidiary of METabolic EXplore...
Lysine: Golden Corn advances on 200'000 t/a expansion
2024-06-17
According to its website, Shouguang Golden Corn Biotechnology Company published the pre-approval EIA report for a 200’000 t/a L-Lysine sulfate expansion project that could start construction anyt...
Methionine: NHU adds 70'000 t/a capacity with new upgrade
2024-06-05
According to a filing at the Weifang Binhai E&T Zone authorities, Shandong NHU Amino Acid Company made the first public project announcement of an EIA procedure concerning a transformation and up...
Xinjiang Meihua expands L-Isoleucine, Xanthan gum and more
2024-05-31
Xinjiang Meihua Amino Acid Company has recently announced several developments concerning its production facilities located in Wujiaqu city, Xinjiang province. It plans to construct a new facilit...
L-Lysine: EU launches anti-dumping investigation into Chinese imports
2024-05-24
The European Commission has initiated an anti-dumping investigation into Chinese L-Lysine imports following a complaint from the sole EU producer, METEX NØØVISTAGO. The probe aims to determine if...
Sea freight: CMA CGM raises North Europe rates by 50% in 2 months
2024-05-17
Sea carrier CMA CGM announced an increase for Freight All Kinds (FAK) container rates from Asia to North Europe, effective 1st June 2024:
- 20ft: US$ 3'200
- 40ft: US$ 6'000
FAK rates from ...
New EFSA opinions for feed, food additives
2024-05-17
EFSA published new safety and efficacy opinions. For Endo-1,4-beta-xylanase and Endo-1,3(4)-beta-glucanase of Adisseo France produced with Talaromyces versatilis IMI 378536 and DSM 26702 as a fee...
Sea freight: strong demand, geopolitics drive rate increases
2024-05-09
According to LINERLYTICA, container freight and charter markets experience continued growth, with carriers seeking further rate increases through May. Despite initial overcapacity concerns, deman...
Amino acids: Star Lake invests US$ 500m in feed-grade project
2024-04-26
Xinghu Biotech (Star Lake) plans to invest ~US$ 500m in the construction of a 600'000 t/a corn deep processing project. It aims to produce 115'000 t/a of various amino acids, including L-Valine, ...
China lifts restrictions on German beef imports
2024-04-18
In response to the German Chancellor's request for improved market access during his Beijing trip, China lifted mad cow disease-related bans on some German beef imports. The easing applies to de-...
Sea freight: strong demand meets Middle East tensions
2024-04-18
According to LINERLYTICA, new containership deliveries surpassed 309'000 TEU last month, driving annualized fleet growth to +9.6%. Despite this increased capacity, demand remains strong, with cha...
Methionine: NHU confirms launch of 150'000 t/a production
2024-04-16
NHU has officially confirmed that the phase 2 and 150'000 t/a DL-Methionine expansion project in Weifang City, Shandong province has been put into production. It has been commissioned in June 202...
L-Valine: EU authorisation for Xinjiang Fufeng's product
2024-04-09
The EU authorized the use of L-Valine produced by Corynebacterium glutamicum CGMCC 18932 as feed additive for all animal species. Holder of the authorisation is Xinjiang Fufeng Biotechnologies.
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L‐Isoleucine: EFSA opinion for Eppen product
2024-04-07
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) published a safety and efficacy opinion for L-Isoleucine produced by fermentation with Corynebacterium glutamicum CGMCC 20437 as a nutritional feed additi...
China 2023 Feed Production Overview
2024-03-05China's feed production witnessed a robust growth of +6.8% in 2023, primarily fueled by increased demand in the pig and poultry sectors. Pet food also experienced significant growth, albeit from a ...
Brazil increases import tax rate for Threonine, Tryptophan
2024-02-21The Executive Management Committee of Brazil's Chamber of Foreign Commerce has decided to include below products and changes in the annex of the Gecex Resolution No. 272 of 19 November 2021. It con...
Evonik announces global price increase on MetAMINO®
2024-02-21Essen, Germany.Evonik is announcing a net price increase of up to 10% on MetAMINO® (DL-methionine 99%, feed grade) with immediate effect.All existing contracts and supply agreements will be honored...
China lifts 5-year ban on Belgian pork imports
2024-01-16In parallel with the Belgian Prime Minister's state visit to China, its customs and agriculture authorities announced the removal of a five-year ban, allowing the resumption of imports for pig and ...
Trouw Nutrition Mexico Starts Construction of New Plant
2023-06-08Trouw Nutrition has recently startedbuilding a new 1-billion-pesos (approximately $57 million) plant in PedroEscobedo, Queretaro state, Mexico. The new plant will produce feed andnutritional additi...
L-Lysine: Evonik launches new generation of Biolys® for animal nutrition
2023-06-08Evonik has launched a new generation ofBiolys® L-Lysine sulfate for animal nutrition, produced through fermentationconverting dextrose from corn into L-Lysine, with one of the lowest carbonfootprin...
EC Greenlights Imports of Chinese Vitamin D3 500 into EU
2023-05-30The European Commission has regulated thatit is “appropriate to extend the derogation from the prohibition of entry” forimports of feed-grade vitamin D3500 into the EU from China.The EC Decision (2...
Meihua Reportedly Switching Tongliao Production from Threonine to Valine
2023-05-30Tongliao Meihua Biological Technology Co.,Ltd. (Meihua) published an Environmental Impact Assessment for its “TechnicalRenovation Project of Switching Production from Threonine to Valine“Located in...
L-Valine: Tongliao Meihua transforms Threonine workshop
2023-05-29In the middle of May, Tongliao Meihua Biotech informed about a new environmental impact filing to convert an existing L-Threonine line into a L-Valine production of up to 22'000 t/a.
L-Arginine: Fufeng launched 6'000 t/a production
2023-05-29Xinjiang Fufeng Biotechnologies expanded the production of L-Arginine with a capacity of 6'000 t/a located in Urumqi city, Xinjiang province.In the same factory, Fufeng produces Gellan gum (Sphingo...
CJ Bio Completes Tryptophan and Threonine Expansions in Brazil
2023-05-26CJ Bio’s 10,000 tonne/year tryptophancapacity increase at its site in Piracicaba, Brazil, has come online. The new line will bring CJ Bio’s globaltryptophan capacity to 50,000 tonnes/year. The exp...
Daesang Delays Lysine Production Restart to Early Q3 and Focuses on Arginine
2023-05-26Production of lysine at Daesang’s factoryin Gunsan, South Korea, is not set to resume. Daesang are planning to produce argininetill the end of June then restarting lysine production. On the other h...
NHU's New DL-Methionine Line Completion Date Delayed to August
2023-05-24The completion date for NHU’s new 150,000tonne/year DL-methionine line at Weifang, Shandong, has been postponed untilAugust due to a delay in the arrival of equipment,.NHU currently operates two DL...
Cargill Animal Nutrition Brazil to Break Ground on Mineral Supplements Factory
2023-05-24The construction will begin this month onCargill Animal Nutrition's new 100 million reais ($20 million) mineralsupplements plant in Primavera do Leste, Mato Grosso state, Brazil. And theconstructio...
China received its first cargo of corn fromSouth Africa this week, official news agency Xinhua said,
2023-05-08China received its first cargo of corn fromSouth Africa this week, official news agency Xinhua said, as the world's topbuyer of the grain seeks to diversify its grain purchasing markets. Thursday's...
DSM is building a pet-focused premix plant in Tonganoxie, Kansas,
2023-05-05DSM is building a pet-focused premix plantin Tonganoxie, Kansas, according to an announcement yesterday issued by thecompany and the KC Animal Health Corridor, a local development initiative.The pr...
Brazil: Barentz acquires Metachem, Chemtra Comercial
2023-04-20Barentz International and its joint venture partner, Tovani Benzaquen,are expanding its activities in South America, announcing the acquisition ofMetachem Industrial e Comercial Ltda and its associ...
According to released by the China Feed Industry Association
2023-04-20According to estimates released by theChina Feed Industry Association, China’s total industrial feed production inMarch 2023 was 25.11 million tonnes, an increase of 10.4% month-on-month(m-o-m) and...
L‐Isoleucine: positive EFSA opinion on CJ CheilJedang's additive
2023-04-18The EFSA Panelon Additives and Products or Substances used in Animal Feed (FEEDAP) delivereda scientific opinion on L‐Isoleucineproduced by Corynebacterium glutamicum KCCM 80185 for all animal spec...
Munson Lakes Nutrition, a Minnesota-based livestock feed producer, will soon be completing an upgrad
2023-04-14The company, which employs 55 people andmanufactured 150,000 tonnes of feed in 2020, has added six additional loadout/ingredient bins, enabling to reduce drivers' wait times to load.This will expan...
China's agriculture ministry issued a three-year action plan on Friday
2023-04-14China's agriculture ministry issued athree-year action plan on Friday to reduce soymeal use in animal feed as itcontinues to try to reduce its heavy reliance on soybean imports.The new plan propose...
Brazil: BRF needs restructuring before Marfrig merger
2023-04-13MarcosMolina, the chairman of both Marfrig and BRF gave a rare interview to Bloombergto talk about the progress of an intended merger and his personal industryoutlook. In 2021, Marfrig has become B...
ForFarmers sells Belgian compound feed activities to Arvesta
2023-04-12ForFarmers hasdecided to sell ForFarmers Belgium to the leading agricultural andhorticultural expert Arvesta. The current context, in which the agriculturalsector is being put under pressure to pro...
Evonik restructures Animal Nutrition business
2023-04-10Evonik has announced plans to transform its AnimalNutrition business to improve customer focus and competitiveness. As part ofthe transformation, the Amino Acids and Specialty Nutrition businesses ...
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