NEWS 8 FEED & ADDITIVE MAGAZINE March 2024 dsm-firmenich, innovators in nutrition, health, and beauty, announced the initiation of a process to carve-out and separate out the Animal Nutrition & Health (ANH) business from the group. The company explained that ANH is driven by different dynamics from the rest of the group, which has become even more apparent with the unprecedented challenges in the vitamins market. The company believes that the ANH business could be best realized through a different ownership structure for which all potential separation options will be considered, and would expect to be in a position to separate the business in the course of 2025. Dimitri de Vreeze, CEO of dsm-firmenich, commented: "Our purpose at dsm-firmenich is to bring Progress to Life, as we boost innovation in premium, high-growth and resilient segments. ANH is a fantastic business that over the years we have built to be a true leader in the industry. This is a difficult moment, but we strongly believe that a separation would be better for both businesses and their employees, and ultimately generate better value for all our stakeholders." According to the company, a separation would enable dsm-firmenich to strengthen its position as a world-leader in nutrition, health, and beauty. The perimeter of the ANH business expected to be separated out is being reviewed as part of this process. Given Bovaer's critical role in reducing emissions across the dairy industry, an important segment for TTH, and Veramaris' significant potential in dietary supplements, it is expected that both businesses would remain part of the group. Ivo Lansbergen, who joined in 1997 and led ANH since 2019, will continue to lead the ANH business. Lansbergen, President, Animal Nutrition & Health, commented: "We have an amazing team within ANH that has built a global leader with scale, a unique portfolio and unrivalled innovation capabilities to help our customers tackle some of the most challenging food security issues and with a strategy that is strongly focused on Making Animal Farming Sustainable. It is an exciting prospect for our world class team to pursue our ANH strategy." Read more>> dsm-firmenich to separate out Animal Nutrition & Health business from the group MARA approves FeedKind protein for aquafeed China’s Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (MARA) has formally given Calysta’s single cell protein full approval for use in fish and shrimp feeds after an extensive evaluation process. It means that protein produced by Calysseo – Calysta and Adisseo’s joint venture to produce FeedKind for the Asian aquaculture market – can now be sold and used in Chinese aquaculture feeds. Calysseo’s first production plant is in Chongqing, already producing sustainable FeedKind protein for the aquaculture industry, giving producers access to an alternative to plant or animal sources for aquafeed diets. The protein is produced by harnessing the power of a naturally-occurring microbe that converts methane into a healthy, nutritious feed ingredient, FeedKind. Sun Bin, Calysseo’s Chairman, commented: “This is an important step forward not just in helping
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