Veramaris, the DSM and Evonik joint venture to produce omega-3 oil from marine algae, held a topping-out ceremony last weekend at its new production site in Nebraska. Construction is progressing on schedule, and commercial quantities of algal oil will be ready for delivery in mid-2019. Pilot-scale quantities are already being supplied to selected feed producers and farmers for market development. Once operational, the Nebraska plant will have an annual production capacity that could meet roughly 15 percent of the total current annual demand for EPA and DHA by the global salmon aquaculture industry.

Aker BioMarine was named the most innovative company at the 2018 European Business Awards. The company was one of 13 winners of the competition, which began last year with over 112,000 businesses from 34 countries. In cooperation with major educational institutions, Ayer BioMarine conducts innovative research such as incorporating krill in fish feed and the development of eco-harvesting technology.

Biomin has launched a Bahasa version of its new corporate website. The new site features an improved newsletter design, a stronger species-focus to help users quickly navigate their way to the most relevant information, and more.

Novus International, Inc. announced an eight percent price increase for its methionine hydroxy analog feed supplement products, effective immediately. These products include ALIMET®, MHA® and MHA® SP feed supplements. Prices quoted will take into consideration local market conditions, and all existing contracts will be honored.

Lallemand Forward Scholarships will again be offered for students in the United States, Mexico and Canada who are pursuing degrees in agriculture. The 2018 program offers: three $2,500 undergraduate scholarships, one $3,000 master’s program scholarship and one $3,000 doctoral scholarship. “Our continued investment into the program is driven by our company goals of enhancing knowledge and production practices, while continuing to help drive the animal agriculture industry forward.”

Subsidiaries of Tyson Foods, Inc. have agreed to buy the poultry rendering and blending assets of American Proteins, Inc. and AMPRO Products, Inc., the companies announced today. The acquisition is expected to enable Tyson Foods to recycle more animal products for feed, pet food and aquafeed and expand its presence in the animal feed ingredient business

Prairie AquaTech has broken ground on its new soybean meal plant in South Dakota. The new 300,000 square-foot, $60 million facility at Volga will add 35 employees to the current staff of 30 people. The factory, expected to be operational in 12 months, will be able to produce annually about 30,000 tons of a major protein component that will go into fish feeds.

Lallemand Animal Nutrition shared the results of three new studies at APA 18. These studies, conducted in partnership with ShrimpVet Laboratory at Nong Lam University, encompass the development and evaluation of functional feed ingredients to help address important shrimp health issues such as Enterocytozoon hepatopenaei (EHP) challenge, or white feces syndrome (WFS), as well as the development of integrated bioremediation strategies for pond water management. Among other findings shared, the research group found that its product YANG can help contribute to reducing the severity of EHP and WFS outbreaks and related loss of growth.

ADM has opened its new, high-tech premix facility in Effingham, Illinois. The new facility, located in the Effingham Industrial Park, features state-of-the-art technology including automation within receiving, batching, packaging, and loadout, as well as multiple batching systems with simultaneous weighing for high efficiency and high output. “Today’s pet food and animal nutrition customers have higher standards for quality and process controls than ever before, and our new plant in Effingham has the industry-leading technology needed to meet and exceed their needs.\"

Ab E Manufacturing is starting construction on its headquarters in Waterloo, Wisconsin. The facility will specialize in providing manufacturing and scale-up solutions to help animal health and nutrition innovators bring bio-functional feed ingredients to market. “Novel discoveries require equally novel manufacturing and processing techniques, especially when it comes to bio-functional ingredients. By making specialized processes like encapsulation more accessible, we can generate the high-quality product needed to make significant advancements in this space.”

Alltech will honor its late founder Dr. Pearse Lyons with the presentation of two awards during ONE: The Alltech Ideas Conference (ONE18). The Alltech Medal of Excellence, Alltech’s highest distinction, will be awarded to Dr. Lyons for his work as a visionary scientist and innovator. Additionally, Dr. Lyons will be recognized with the Alltech Humanitarian Award for his philanthropic spirit.

A study found that KnipBio’s single cell protein KBM has the potential to replace terrestrial proteins as a key ingredient in rainbow trout diets. Feed trials found no significant difference in weight gain or feed conversion rates for trout fed a diet containing up to 10% KBM compared to standard trout diets. Also, populations fed KBM experienced an average 85% decrease in mortality compared to the control group. "The trials provide further evidence that KBM is a safe and effective alternative to soy as a protein source in aquaculture and are consistent with prior feed trials on whiteleg shrimp, Atlantic salmon, and smallmouth grunts. While additional research remains to be done, we are encouraged by the growing mountain of evidence that KBM can reduce mortality when added to finfish and crustacean diets."

During last week’s APA18 convention, Nutriad sponsored a scientific session on functional feed for health management, and also organized an aquaculture distributor meeting and a customer dining event. “Actively participating in a scientific session provides an excellent opportunity for our central and regional aqua team to interact with our partners and customers in APAC and jointly learn about current market developments and new findings regarding the application of our functional feed additives for fish and shrimp.\"

Kemin Industries has announced the launch of a new Kemin Animal Nutrition and Health division, Aquaculture. Kemin AquaKulture will offer a variety of products and solutions to help customers prevent microbial spoilage, strengthen oxidative control, boost lipid nutrition, promote better health in aqua species by enhancing immunity and ensure water quality to optimize growth. "Over the years, several Kemin Animal Nutrition and Health teams have successfully ventured into the aquaculture market. We\'re excited to now launch a complete AquaKulture division that will provide even greater resources to strengthen the quality of aqua feed and feed ingredients and improve the health and survival of aqua species."

Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM) announced that it has opened its new enzyme lab in Davis, California. The lab’s scientists will work with ADM’s other R&D facilities around the globe to develop enzyme products to serve a variety of markets, and will partner with China-based Qingdao Vland Biotech Group Co., Ltd., to develop and commercialize feed enzymes to improve animal health and nutrition.“In addition to an accomplished staff of scientists and researchers and a great partner in Vland, our new lab will benefit from its location near the University of California, Davis, which provides access to world-leading expertise and resources in the areas of food science and nutrition as well as animal health and agriculture."

Lallemand Animal Nutrition announced that YANG®, yeast association new generation*, is now listed in the Organic Materials Review Institute (OMRI) Products List©. U.S. organic aquaculture producers can use YANG, an innovative prebiotic concentrate of yeast derivatives, to support animals during stressful and challenging conditions such as weaning, feed transitions and sanitary challenges. “Thanks to cutting-edge technologies applied for the first time in this area, Lallemand R&D teams have selected yeast strains with different and complementary properties and combined them in a unique formula — YANG.”

Nutriad, pioneer in species specific feed additive solutions for aquaculture, was one of the proud sponsors of the 11th Aquafeed Horizons ASIA 2018 (Advances in Aquafeed Processing & Formulation Workshop) that took place in Bangkok recently. The event successfully attracted major aqua players from Asia, as well as producers from Europe, USA and Australia. The conference is designed for commercial aquaculture feed manufacturers and others to learn the latest formulation and processing solutions commercially available for producing aquatic feeds.

Consulting group listed in LSEG’s 1000 Companies to Inspire Europe and ‘Ones to Watch’ in Europe.

As regional manager, based in Manchester, UK, Mark Newton will be responsible for business development and strategic planning that aligns Bühler Aeroglide’s overall business strategy with the wider Europe, Middle East and Africa regions.

Gold Fin LLC has successfully commissioned its fishmeal plant in the Sultanate of Oman. With years of experience in the fishmeal plant industry in India, the NPM group is moving forward with its expansion strategy, utilizing sustainable fishery resources in Gulf of Oman.