NEWS 16 FEED & ADDITIVE MAGAZINE November 2024 One of the world’s leading specialty chemicals companies, Evonik celebrated 50 years of methionine production at its Antwerp, Belgium site, which has played a major role in its global methionine business. Together with the Wesseling site in Germany, Antwerp now forms the European pillar of Evonik’s global production network for MetAMINO® (DL-methionine), an essential amino acid used for animal feed, the company stated. The specialty chemicals company used the anniversary as an opportunity to celebrate and an occasion to appeal to EU policymakers. “The global success story of MetAMINO® began in Antwerp. Key production standards were developed here which are the basis for our global asset hubs. Today, methionine is essential in modern animal husbandry, supporting sustainable animal protein production—whether it's poultry, eggs, or milk—helping to feed the global population,” said Thomas Wessel, Chief Human Resources Officer and Labor Director of Evonik. To ensure a successful future for European production sites like Antwerp, Evonik's management is engaged with industrial policymakers. “IndusOver 50 delegates from the cell-cultured protein industry came together for the official opening of the world’s first dedicated food-grade powder production facility for cell feed at Nutreco in Boxmeer, The Netherlands. Opening the event David Blakemore, CEO of Nutreco, welcomed the community and talked to the importance of continuous innovation and collaboration in the industry to tackle to challenge of feeding an ever-growing global population sustainably, and the role Nutreco is taking to support the industry’s growth. “We recognise the possibilities in cultivated protein and think this industry holds tremendous potential. One of the biggest challenges it faces though is how to feed the protein cells cost-efficiently, sustainably and at very large scale. At Nutreco, we believe we can create cell culture media with a lower cost and enable the industry to scale up and bring to the masses something that is currently only available to a limited few,” said Blakemore. Keynote speaker Emeline Fellus, Senior Director, Agriculture and Food at the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) kicked off a packed agenda with a discussion around food centricity to our health, culture and wellbeing, and to our planet and socio-economy. Reflecting on the history of agri-food systems, she shared: “Our current agri-food systems were designed to deliver affordable, accessible, and safe food to a growing global population. However, the system built to maximise efficiency and caloric supply regardless of resources use no longer fits the values or challenges of the 21st century.” Read more>> Nutreco holds inauguration ceremony for world’s first cell feed production facility Evonik celebrates 50th anniversary of DL-methionine production in Belgium
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