NEWS 12 FEED & ADDITIVE MAGAZINE September 2025 The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and Moldovan bank maib agreed to support the growth of Moldova’s leading poultry producer Axedum. The EBRD is sharing half the risk on a €9 million financing package provided to Axedum by maib, under the risk-sharing agreement between the two banks. The transaction will finance the construction of a modern feed mill and enable Axedum to expand into a new business line of egg production. Axedum, a family business founded in 1997, has ambitions to expand into new business lines and export its products into the European Union, leveraging the opportunities afforded by Moldova’s EU accession candidate status. As part of the transaction, Axedum will benefit from support provided by the European Union to upgrade its equipment and integrate sustainable technologies. According to the announcement, this will enhance the firm’s operational efficiency by reducing carbon emissions, minimising waste and optimising resources. The incentive is provided under the EBRD’s Finance and Technology Transfer Centre for Climate Change (FINTECC), supported by the EU under its EU4Climate initiative. “This support represents the continuation of a long-term relationship with Axedum, which has resulted in numerous impactful projects provided to the enterprise (under EBRD’s Advice for Small Business Programme), in areas of cost management, energy efficiency, marketing and client portfolio growth,” EBRD states. Maib, Moldova’s largest bank with a more than 38 per cent market share in the country, has been an EBRD client since 1995. Since 2018, maib’s largest minority shareholder has been a consortium of investors composed of the EBRD, Invalda INVL, an asset management group in the Baltics, and Horizon Capital, an emerging Europe-focused private equity fund manager. Read more>> Moldovan poultry producer to launch modern feed mill Photo: Freepik Japan-based Feed One Co., Ltd. publicised that it became the first feed company in Asia to enter into a partnership agreement with Feed Design Lab (FDL), an international research and education institute specializing in feed processing technologies, based in the Netherlands. FDL operates a pilot-scale test plant designed for practical application and testing of the latest feed manufacturing technologies. Through this partnership, Feed One will gain access to cutting-edge industry knowledge and utilize the facility for research, experimental production, and evaluation of new processing approaches. The company also plans to actively utilize FDL’s training and technical support programs to enhance the skills of its employees. Furthermore, Feed One reportedly aims to apply FDL’s expertise in improving and optimizing operations at its domestic manufacturing facilities. Through this partnership, Feed One highlights it will strengthen its product development and technical capabilities and continue contributing to the advancement of a sustainable livestock industry. Read more>> Japan’s Feed One taps Dutch expertise to boost feed technologies Photo: Feed One
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