Expanding feed amino acids capacity

Ajinomoto Animal Nutrition Group is to increase the production capacity of feed use amino acids. They intend to increase L-Lysine production capacity by 150,000 ton s, L-Threonine by 80,000 tons, and L-Tryptophan by 7,000 tons. Feed-use amino acid products will be used to produce L-Valine and L-Isoleucine, AminoGut, a combination of L-Glutamine and Glutamic acid for intestinal gut function optimisation, and AjiPro-L, a rumen protected L-Lysine product. The company also introduced new pricing for its pharmaceutical and food-grade bulk amino acids due to global increases in raw materials and energy costs. Read more ...

This blog is written by Martin Little, The Global Miller, published and supported by the GFMT Magazine and the International Milling Directory from Perendale Publishers.

Evonik expands tryptophan capacity in Slovakia

Evonik Industries from Germany will increase its production capacity for L-tryptophan at its daughter company Evonik Fermas in Slovenska Lupca, Slovakia. The tryptophan plant will be expanded to a final capacity of 2,000 tonnes/year, with significant additional volumes coming on stream by August 2011.

The expanded production line takes advantage of a significant improvement of the company’s proprietary technology. In addition to that, the infrastructure of the site has been re-organized, leading to a leaner and more efficient operational set-up. “Through these changes, we believe the competitiveness of our European biotechnology manufacturing platform is further elevated,” explains Dr. Walter Pfefferle, head of the bioproducts business line. “ Read more ...

This blog is written by Martin Little The Global Miller, published and supported by the GFMT Magazine and International Milling Directory from Perendale Publishers