NEWS 90 FEED & ADDITIVE MAGAZINE February 2024 Novus added three new members to its Asia team, bringing decades of experience to support the animal agriculture industry in the Southeast Asia Pacific region. According to the company statement, Merry Pradana, DVM, will serve as senior sales manager, based in Indonesia; Januar Ragil Putra will serve as sales manager, based in Jakarta, Indonesia; and Permsak Thanawang, DVM, will serve as sales manager, based in Bangkok. Dr. Merry Pradana has extensive knowledge of poultry health and the market in Indonesia. At Novus, she is charged with utilising her leadership skills to work with distributors, helping them to align with the business strategy to support the poultry market. “As a veterinarian, the ability to assess a chicken’s health condition in the population is crucial in deciding which feed additives the poultry production needs,” she says. “A comprehensive analysis is very important to ensure the effectiveness and efficiency of all additives for our customers.” Januar Ragil Putra will also be supporting customers and distributors in Indonesia. In addition, his extensive feed mill experience will provide new insights to customers and his colleagues. “Customers struggle with the raw material price and quality, as well as the commodity prices of live broilers,” he says. “With my understanding of the raw materials and how they can impact feed quality in general, as well as their impact at the feed mill, I can provide customers with solutions that will help them meet their production goals.” Read more>> Novus Asia adds three industry experts to its commercial team Veramaris strengthens emissions commitments Veramaris has for the first time announced a Scope 3 greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction target to reduce absolute Scope 3 emissions by 22.5% by 2030, compared to a 2021 baseline, further building on the company’s climate commitments. Scope 3: GHG emissions are the largest proportion of emissions in the aquaculture value chain. Veramaris’ new targets will lead to lower emissions for partners along the value chain and a more sustainable product for consumers. The new commitment comes after Veramaris registered a 27% lower product carbon footprint in an updated Environmental Product Declaration shared with its customers. "We know how important it is for our customers to reduce the carbon footprint of the value chain, and we're pleased to be improving our climate commitments. We’ll continue to take action as the demand for sustainably produced alternative ingredients in the aquafeed industry continues to surge,” said Veramaris CEO Gertjan de Koning. In August 2022, Veramaris committed to reducing its GHG emissions by setting a science-based target, which was approved by the Science-Based Target initiative (SBTi) and aimed at urgently limiting global warming to below 1.5°C. The new Scope 3 target strengthens these commitments. The company has focused efforts on decarbonizing its operations, building on SBTi targets. The resulting emphasis on both technical and operational improvements, coupled with increasing productivity and capacity utilization, all contributed to quickly reducing the product’s carbon footprint. Read more>>
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