Feed & Additive Magazine Issue 3 April 2021

NEWS FEED & ADDITIVE MAGAZINE April 2021 7 Royal Canin invests $200m for Tennessee expansion R oyal Canin® will expand its Wilson County operations, adding more than 90 jobs and in- vesting more than $200 million. The facility expan- sion began in 2019 and is scheduled for completion in 2022. Royal Canin's investment will enable the facility to expand its capabilities to manufacture the Royal Canin and Eukanuba health and nutrition prod- uct lines. With the investment, Royal Canin will add more than 108,000 square feet of new working space with five additional highly automated pro- duction lines, doubling the plant capacity. Founded in 1968 and purchased by Mars, Inc. in 2001, Royal Canin is a global leader in pet science, health and nutrition. Royal Canin manufactures and supplies cat and dog food and is committed to science-based research and innovation that provides formulas with individualized nutritional solutions for cats and dogs. Over the last five years, TNECD has supported 15 economic development projects in Wilson County, resulting in approximately 2,400 job commitments and $542 million in capital investment. Royal Canin, a global player in nutritional health for cats and dogs, announced it will expand its operations in Lebanon, Tennessee. The expansion includes production of cat and dog food product lines and the project represents more than $200 million investment. Biomin launches Mycofix® Plus 5.Z with ZENzyme® in Asia Pacific Leading animal nutrition and feed additive firm Biomin has launched its newest mycotoxin risk management solution, Mycofix Plus 5.Z with ZENzyme, in select markets across the Asia Pacific region. M ycofix Plus 5.Z with ZE- Nzyme is an innovative, all-in-one feed additive provid- ing next-generation mycotoxin risk management for breeding animals and their offspring. ZE- Nzyme is the first and only pu- rified enzyme that degrades zear- alenone (ZEN) fast, specifically and irreversibly into non-toxic and non-estrogenic metabolites. “With the introduction of ZE- Nzyme into the Mycofix range, we raise the bar once again in terms of state-of-the-art protection against mycotoxins for our customers,” said Ursula Hofstetter, Head of Global Product Management My- cotoxins at Biomin. “ZENzyme offers the animal protein sector full and complete protection against zearalenone. With consistent and proper ap- plication, farmers will have the confidence that their animals will not face ZEN-induced reproduc- tion or health challenges,” said Franz Waxenecker, Managing Di- rector of Biomin.