NEWS 16 FEED & ADDITIVE MAGAZINE July 2022 Nutreco unveils NutEx, new operational function to drive innovation Nutreco, a global leader in animal nutrition, has created a brand-new exploration unit to super-charge the supply of proprietary ultra-specialty ingredients and support its purpose of Feeding the Future. Known as Nutreco Exploration (or NutEx), the new team utilizes a discovery-driven agenda to unearth novel opportunities, bring them to proof of concept and feed Nutreco’s new product pipeline. NutEx continuously collaborates with Skretting and Trouw Nutrition – Nutreco’s aquaculture and livestock businesses - and with Selko, the Global Feed Additive business arm, which aspires to be a world leader in the creation and supply of ultra-specialty products. Additionally, NutEx closely works with the organisation’s specialist investment arm NuFrontiers, as well as with both existing and new external partners to deepen Nutreco’s expertise in key areas, such as alternative proteins and novel ingredients. NutEx is also exploring the unearthed potential of phytotechnology - a space which is crowded yet highly underdeveloped - and bringing forward new biotechnology patents. Nutreco CEO, Fulco van Lede, said: “We’re really excited about the potentially transformative contribution that we anticipate NutEx will make to our purpose of Feeding the Future. This new part of our business will unlock genuinely original innovation. It will also enhance our current portfolio of animal feed products and drive the next generation of our feed additives, reinforcing Nutreco’s position as an industry leader.” Kemin celebrates anniversaries in EMENA Kemin Industries is celebrating six decades in business with its "61 since '61"-themed anniversary, commemorating 61 years since the company’s founding in 1961. This year also marks 50 years of serving the animal nutrition and health industries in Europe, the Middle East and North Africa (EMENA). Celebrations in EMENA for both milestones took place in June at Kemin’s regional headquarters in Herentals, Antwerp, Belgium. Initially formed to provide feed flavors, crop preservatives and antioxidants to farmers in the Midwestern United States, Kemin's portfolio and reach has grown immensely over 61 years. Kemin founders, R.W. and Mary Nelson, started the business in an old wool barn in Des Moines, Iowa, U.S., where the multinational, family-owned-and-operated company remains headquartered. Just 11 years after launching Kemin, the Nelsons expanded their business overseas with the first international office in Herentals, still home to Kemin’s EMENA region headquarters. “Since entering Europe 50 years ago, Kemin has grown significantly. We currently employ 296 specialists in the EMENA region, 158 of which are based in Belgium. These employees are involved in R&D, product development, logistics, marketing, sales, production, support functions, customer services and so much more,” said Stefaan Van Dyck, President, Kemin Animal Nutrition and Health – EMENA. “Our region produces 131 specialty products, 105 of which are produced in our Belgium facility, and our employees and products serve nearly 1,000 unique customers.” Nutreco has unveiled Nutreco Exploration (NutEx), a brand-new exploration unit to super-charge the supply of proprietary ultra-specialty ingredients.
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