Nutriad has appointed Dr. Jorge Enrique Cruz as Technical/Commercial Manager. Dr. Cruz will be responsible for sales and technical support to Nutriad’s commercial and distributor network in Mexico & Central America. With a track record of in field support as an independent consultant, as well as a technical manager in the feed additives industry, Dr. Cruz is well positioned to support customers in the region.

Calysta’s FeedKind® protein, a new fish and animal feed ingredient, has been named as the Most Disruptive Innovation at the Bridge2Food Protein Awards. “We felt that we needed to award an innovation which is truly disruptive both from a technological point of view and also one that identifies alternative sources of protein to meet the protein demands of a growing population.”

A-Systems will launch its new formulation software Allix3 at EuroTier. This easy-to-use software offers multiple upgrades to the diet formulation model. Allix3 enables new non-linear optimization models and considers the raw materials flows in feed manufacturers in order to optimize purchases, among other features.

On Sept. 3, professors and experts from the Alltech China Research Alliance gathered to share their research progress and discuss the most pressing issues in the animal feed and nutrition industry. “Alltech wants to provide agricultural solutions for China’s future, which will have an impact on the food and feed industry around the world. To identify these solutions, we formed the Alltech China Research Alliance.”

Diamond V has announced plans to expand manufacturing capacity to support the increased production of natural, nutritional health products for animals. Plans call for the current manufacturing complex in Cedar Rapids, Iowa to expand through new capital investment of $28 million beginning in September 2016 with anticipated completion in 2018. The planned expansion will add a second manufacturing facility of approximately 97,800 square feet along with related manufacturing capabilities, including storage, fermentation, drying, grinding, packaging, and transportation equipment.

At the VIV China event held from September 6-8 in Beijing, Nutriad launched the new products Sanacore®GM, a functional feed additive aimed to reduce the impact of diseases and parasites on productivity of fish and shrimp, and Nutri®-Lyso, a natural enhancer of digestive and absorption process based on lysophospholipids for both aquaculture and livestock applications. “We are extremely encouraged and excited over our first launch of aqua products in China."

USA-based Calysta recently opened a facility in Teesside, UK to manufacture sample quantities of FeedKind® protein, a proprietary, new fish and animal feed ingredient targeted at replacing fishmeal. The facility will become fully operational in Q4 2016. When completed, the facility is expected to provide employment for 35 to 40 people.

At its site in Antwerp (Belgium), Evonik has inaugurated the world's first plant for the production of a new source of methionine specifically designed for shrimp and other crustaceans. The product, sold under the name AQUAVI® Met-Met, is an aquaculture feed additive to make shrimp farming more efficient and sustainable. AQUAVI® Met-Met, a dipeptide made up of two DL-methionine molecules, achieves the same weight increase in shrimp and crustaceans as conventional methionine sources, but uses only half the active substance.

Learn all about the latest BESTMIX Feed formulation release during the webinar on September 22. The latest version offers improved functionality that will help generate reports more efficiently, compare formulas with references, apply rounding rules in multiblend optimization, and manage ingredients more efficiently.

GlobalVetLINK (GVL®) and Merck Animal Health announced a partnership for GVL’s electronic Veterinary Feed Directive (VFD) System, FeedLINK®.

Nutriad has appointed Angela Maria Mejia Vargas as Area Manager for all South American countries outside Brazil. “I am excited about this next step in my career and look forward to joining the Nutriad team as I am convinced that the solutions Nutriad provides can help feed producers in South America in managing complex nutritional and health challenges."

Anpario has appointed several new employees in line with their corporate strategy to provide greater support to distributors and increase sales growth in Europe.

Omega Protein Corporation recently reported a 21% increase in revenues, from $93.2 million in the same period last year to $112.7 million. The increase is attributed to higher animal nutrition revenues, primarily due to increased sales volumes of 47% and 101% for the Company\'s fishmeal and fish oil. "We are pleased with our season-to-date fish catch and higher fish oil yields. Going forward, we will continue to leverage our competitive advantages to drive growth in revenues and further improve operational efficiencies across both our animal and human nutrition segments."

At the Indo Fisheries 2016 conference, held in Jakarta from July 27-29, Nutriad launched their three generations of mycotoxin deactivators; TOXY-NIL DRY, TOXY-NIL PLUS and UNIKE PLUS, as well as SANACORE GM for aquaculture. “We are excited about the Indonesian market and at this show, we worked towards fulfilling our strategy in Mycotoxin Management.”

The latest issue of Biomin\'s Aquaculture Science & Solutions magazine features two reports; the first \"Fish Meal Reduction in Shrimp Feed\" presents information demonstrating that phytogenic feed additives can help replace costly fishmeal in shrimp feed while achieving desired cost and performance goals. The second article \"New Research on the Mycotoxin Threat to Yellow Catfish\" highlights results from a study showing the potential harm and way to protect yellow catfish from aflatoxins.

Norel has released data on the effect of Rumalato® on growth and gonad maturation in Keeled mullet Egyptian researchers studied the effect of five experimental diets containing isonitrogenous (332 g kg-1) and isocaloric (18.4 kJ g-1) energy were formulated to supplemented with 0, 20, 40, 60 and 80 mg kg-1 Rumalato® on Keeled mullet (Liza carinata) performances.

Evonik has commissioned a new plant for the biotechnological production of Biolys® in the Brazilian town of Castro in the state of Paraná. It will have annual production capacity of around 80,000 metric tons. “With this investment we are strengthening our market position in feed-grade amino acids and are taking advantage of the opportunities to grow in the emerging markets of Latin America.\"

Essen. Evonik signed a purchase agreement on July 4, 2016, for the acquisition of the probiotics business and León site of the Spanish company NOREL, a global supplier of animal feed ingredients. “For us, this acquisition marks an important step into the probiotics market. By combining the technologies of NOREL and Evonik we can create a platform for the development of new customer solutions, which are built around probiotics product families and application services.”

Working together with ArcaGalleon Agriventures, AGRANA has secured approval of ActiBeet® registration from the Bureau of Animal Industry. The product is extracted from Austrian sugar beet molasses and is a natural source of betaine used extensively in animal nutrition. It is an effective organic osmolyte and methyl donor that is widely used in aquaculture. Benefits include better growth performance and improved carcass quality with low fat yield.

Building on recent successes, such as the Queen’s Award for Enterprise – International Trade, Anpario is strengthening and reinforcing their commercial infrastructure and global presence with the appointment of several Regional Commercial Directors, and plans to open more regional offices.