NEWS FEED & ADDITIVE MAGAZINE April 2025 9 Evonik announced it is continuing to optimize its global production setup for MetAMINO® (DL-methionine) with a technical upgrade of its European methionine Verbund Antwerp (Belgium)/ Wesseling (Germany). The low double-digit million-euro investment requires a partial shutdown of these facilities for 8-10 weeks in the period May to July 2025. All existing contracts and supply agreements will be honored. “We are constantly working to further increase the process efficiency, reliability and sustainability of our three global methionine production hubs. This is how we remain competitive and ensure highest possible supply security for our customers,” said Dr. Dirk Hoehler, head of the amino acids business of Evonik’s animal nutrition business line. Measures to increase process efficiency and reliability include a new process control system and a new bagging station. Various technical improvements are expected to contribute to reduce nitrogen, sulfur, and CO2 emissions. Hoehler continued: “To reduce our ecological footprint is an ongoing, strong motivation for us. We are committed to the strictest European sustainability requirements.” Evonik states it is the only global player in methionine that serves growing global feed markets from three world-scale production hubs in three regions of the world: Antwerp/Wesseling, Mobile (Alabama, USA), and Singapore. In the last three years, Evonik has invested over €200 million in expanding its methionine facilities in Singapore and in the backward integration of methionine production in Mobile. Read more>> Adisseo announced that the third edition of its Research Grant awarded three winners: "FEAST-PIG: Further Exploration of Appetite Signals for Optimized Feed Intake in Pigs", "Precision Feeding Models for Sustainable Swine Production: Evaluating Energy Requirements and Environmental Impacts on Gestating Sows" and "Continuous Monitoring of Protein Efficiency for Smarter Protein Nutrition in Weaned Piglets". The scientific committee, composed of academics and representatives of animal production industry, as well as technical and scientific Adisseo experts, was reportedly impressed by the quality and relevance of those three projects, which will share a total of 1 million euros over the next three years. Estelle Devillard, Scientific Director for Nutrition and Health at Adisseo, explained the value of this grant: “The Adisseo Research Grants represent a unique way of driving innovation by funding cutting-edge projects that tackle global challenges like climate change and enhance animal production. They foster international collaboration and empower researchers to develop sustainable, impactful solutions for the future.”. This year, research projects were evaluated based on their contribution to address global challenges such as climate change and/or applying the One Health concept in animal production. The projects focused on poultry and swine, with a particular emphasis on swine this year. Read more>> Evonik invests in technical upgrade of its European methionine sites Adisseo unveils winners of its third Research Grant
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