NEWS FEED & ADDITIVE MAGAZINE September 2023 101 CH4 Global, Inc., a climate tech company on the path to radically reducing GHG emissions in animal agriculture, announced it raised US$29 million in Series B funding. The company will use the funds to build and validate the CH4 Global EcoPark™, an aquaculture and production facility that will make CH4 Global's signature product, Methane Tamer™, at scale. This round, led by DCVC, DCVC Bio, and Cleveland Avenue – with participation from other investors with a strong interest in climate change – brings the total raised to date to nearly US$47 million. It also underscores market demand for safe, viable solutions to vastly reduce enteric methane from ruminant livestock. When added to cattle feed, Methane Tamer—which uses red seaweed (Asparagopsis)—reduces the animal's methane emissions by up to 90% while also reducing the feed energy lost to methane emissions. With the development of its CH4 Global EcoPark, the company is poised for expansion in key markets and with key partners throughout all six inhabitable continents. "We are receiving massive interest from governments, food producers, and farmers of all sizes, fueling our sense of urgency that we must act now to avoid a climate tipping point. The pressure is on with new regulations and the desire to produce at a measurably lower impact. What we've developed at CH4 Global is what we call a CH4 Global EcoPark, which enables low-cost growth and processing of Asparagopsis," said Steve Meller, Ph.D, co-founder and CEO, CH4 Global. Read more>> Methane-fighting start-up CH4 Global raises total investment to US$47 million Intelligent nutrition company Novus International, Inc. added feed mill expert Michaela Braun to its methionine team serving customers in North America. Braun joined the company as a senior liquid systems and sales specialist. In this role is responsible for the Automated Inventory Management System (AIMS) located on the sites of customers using Novus’ liquid source of methionine, ALIMET® feed supplement. She also provides feed mill technical support for the company’s sales teams in the United States and Canada. Hands-on experience while earning her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in feed science and management at Kansas State University (KSU) cemented Braun’s career in animal agriculture. “I was at the O.H. Kruse feed mill as an undergraduate mill operator and enjoyed every part of the feed manufacturing process,” she said. “I also worked as a research assistant with animal trials, which led me into the graduate program a K-State where my passion for the animal agriculture industry grew.” Before joining Novus Braun served as a feed manufacturing consultant with NutriQuest Manufacturing Services where she provided customers with insight on all aspects of the feed manufacturing process from drafting regulatory plans to overseeing process improvement projects. She also managed the Feed Technology Center at the University of Illinois (U of I) where she coordinated the new center’s initial startup, including training all employees and student workers. Read more>> Novus adds Michaela Braun to its methionine team Dr Alejandro Gutierrez
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