NEWS 76 FEED & ADDITIVE MAGAZINE March 2022 ARBIOM receives €12 million to build its first commercial plant ARBIOM, a French-American company specializing in the production of high-quality proteins for feed and food applications by processing agricultural and wood residues, has received a grant of €12 million from the France Relance investment program. Commercials trials with a number of petfood, aquaculture, and piglet feed manufacturers, a necessary step for commercial agreements, have successfully confirmed earlier results. Thanks to this financial support, ARBIOM plans to launch the construction of its first factory in France in the Auvergne Rhône-Alpes region in 2022. The commercial facility, which is expected to be operational by 2024, will produce 10,000 tonnes of SylPro per year and employ more than 40 people. “This grant is excellent news not only for ARBIOM but for the global food chain as a whole. At a time when Europe imports 80% of proteins for animal feed, it is crucial that we develop new sustainable and local sources of highly nutritious proteins,” explains ARBIOM CEO Marc Chevrel. ARBIOM aims to produce the next generation food by developing sustainable, high quality nutritional ingredients from underutilized resources. To do this, ARBIOM has developed a unique technology based on the use of agricultural and wood residues. ARBIOM’s process transforms lignocellulosic biomass into valuable single-cell proteins (SCP), an emerging class of alternative proteins which are highly appreciated while used in human and animal food applications. UK-based feed additives manufacturer Anpario Plc announced that it is one of the early supporters of a new international initiative launched by the International Egg Commission (IEC). The campaign called Vision 365 initiative involves a 10year plan which aims to accelerate global average egg consumption to 365 eggs per person, per year. The move will focus on telling the egg industry’s story and build the reputation of the egg based on scientific fact and position eggs as an essential food for health. “When IEC asked Anpario to support their Vision 365 initiative, we didn’t hesitate in saying yes”, explained Andrew Jackson, group commercial director of Anpario. “Not only does consuming an average of an egg per day support human health, which is a benefit for everyone, the campaign will directly support industry growth and Anpario’s customers.” Anpario backs International Egg Commission’s Vision 365 initiative Anpario is among the early supporters of Vision 365 initiative, launched by the International Egg Commission (IEC) to increase global average egg consumption to 365 eggs per person, per year by 2032.
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