NEWS 18 FEED & ADDITIVE MAGAZINE February 2026 dsm-firmenich Animal Nutrition & Health, Hardeman Egg Group and Royal Agrifirm Group joined forces to set a new benchmark for sustainable eggs, with the goal of making them affordable and accessible for everyone. According to the press release, the partnership, which combines industry-leading technology and innovation, will give consumers access to eggs produced more sustainably than conventional eggs, while maintaining a comparable price point and simultaneously enabling companies along the value chain to meet their sustainability commitments in a cost-effective way. dsm-firmenich’s Sustell™ Carbon Value Program will be key to creating a new industry standard for sustainable eggs. The three companies have already completed a commercial pilot, with initial outcomes showing groundbreaking results. Bas van Driel, Group Director Specialties at Royal Agrifirm Group, commented: “Through nutritional solutions we achieved more than a 17% reduction in carbon emissions, while layer performance was above the baseline. If we apply this approach at scale across roughly 10 billion eggs produced yearly in the Netherlands, we can reduce around 180 million kilograms of CO2e—equivalent to the yearly energy and gas consumption of 70,000 households—using technology that exists today.” “The biggest impact comes from producing a lower-footprint egg that is attractively priced, ideally at price parity,” said Ton Gielen, CEO at Hardeman. “There are already far too many options on the shelves. If a consumer sees two cartons at the same price, they’ll pick the verified lower-footprint option and feel they’re helping the environment without paying more.” Dr. David Nickell, Head of Sustainability & Business Solutions at dsm-firmenich Animal Nutrition & Health, stated: “Accuracy and credibility of measurement at scale are the foundation of an environmental claim that consumers can trust. When you combine robust, verifiable data with proven nutrition improvements, you lower the footprint per egg and improve productivity at the same time.” Read more>> In 2026, Amandus Kahl will celebrate its anniversary under the motto “150 Years of Innovation – Tradition with a Future”. The company is currently one of the world's leading manufacturers of pellet mills, process engineering, and complete production plants for the feed, biomass, recycling, food, chemical and pharmaceutical industries. The company emphasizes that its focus has always been on innovation, quality, and long-term sustainability. "Our anniversary is an opportunity to reflect proudly on the developments of the past 150 years and, at the same time, set the course for the future. Innovation arises where experience and curiosity come together. This interplay between tradition and the future has shaped our company for generations and will remain a central component of our corporate culture,” says Joachim Behrmann, Amandus Kahl's Managing Director. Read more>> Sustell™-powered partnership paves the way for scalable low-carbon eggs Amandus Kahl marks 150 years of engineering innovation Assembly of a KAHL flat-die pellet mill
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