BASF has reported that the plant involved in the explosion and fire on Monday at its Ludwigshafen complex produces aroma ingredients and precursors for vitamin production.
A leak of an organic solvent led to an explosion and subsequent fire yesterday in the southern part of the BASF site in Ludwigshafen in Germany, reported the company.
Merck Animal Health, known as MSD Animal Health outside North America, has completed its acquisition of Elanco's aqua business, a deal it claims will bolster its leadership within that sector.
Green Plains and joint venture partner, Tharaldson Ethanol, report that the world’s largest MSC system, located at Tharaldson's 175 million-gallon biorefinery in Casselton, North Dakota, is now producing and shipping on-spec products.
Aker BioMarine has finalized an agreement to divest its feed ingredients business to a newly formed entity, established by American Industrial Partners (AIP) and Aker Capital (Aker), for an enterprise valuation of $590m.
Skretting continues to back the development and validation of new novel ingredients with it recently signing off on an offtake agreement with an Australian insect protein startup.
Phibro Animal Health is to acquire Zoetis’ medicated feed additive (MFA) product portfolio focused on cattle, swine, and poultry production, along with certain water-soluble products and related assets for US$350m.
Beneo highlights its vegetal proteins, derived from fava bean, wheat, or rice, as valuable assets in pet food producers’ toolboxes. Launched in June 2023, the range has seen robust performance, according to Dr Maygane Ronsmans, product manager of animal...
Shrimp farming has encountered a series of new hurdles in recent years, challenging its traditional success model. Oversupply, plummeting farm gate prices, reduced demand due to inflation, higher production costs, and recurrent disease outbreaks have...
French company, Metabolic Explorer (Metex), has asked Euronext to suspend the listing of its shares on the Euronext Paris, with it seeking a safeguard procedure for two of its subsidiaries.
The reliance on traditional inorganic trace mineral sources has led to a dangerous trend of over-supplementation in poultry diets, undermining both efficiency and profitability, says an expert.
The team behind Fytera Perform, the phytogenic product developed by Selko, the feed additives brand of Nutreco, say it diminishes intestinal inflammation, leading to improved broiler performance.
LiveEO, a Berlin-based provider of satellite analytics, has launched TradeAware Lite, a free version of its software platform, TradeAware, designed to help companies achieve compliance with the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR).
Ocean Harvest Technology (OHT), headquartered in the UK, reports a significant competitive advantage with the issuance of a new patent by the UK Intellectual Property Office.
BASF's new vitamin A1000 formulation plant at its Verbund site in Ludwigshafen, Germany, is experiencing a delay in startup, contrary to the initially planned schedule.
Entobel, an insect ingredient producer, and Vinh Hoan, the world's largest pangasius fish producer, have expanded their strategic partnership; they maintain the deal marks a significant step forward in sustainable aquaculture practices.
Necrotic enteritis remains a big challenge for broiler producers, not only in the US, but globally, costing the global poultry industry upwards of $5 to 6bn a year, maintains Elanco.
dsm-firmenich intends to separate its animal nutrition and health (ANH) business from the rest of the group and focus on human health, nutrition, and beauty.
The use of highly bioavailable chelated trace minerals can improve the ecological credentials of broiler production by reducing environmental excretion, claims Novus.
Benson Hill has successfully completed the divestiture of its Creston, Iowa, soy processing business to White River Soy Processing (WRSP) for gross proceeds totaling $72m.
Calysta has received official approval from China's Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (MARA) for the utilization of its single-cell protein (SCP) product, FeedKind, in aquaculture feeds for fish and shrimp in China.
Not content with setting targets for its own carbon emissions, French insect protein producer Innovafeed is on a mission to decarbonize the value chains in which it operates, and industrial symbiosis is at the heart of its approach.
Evonik's methionine production facility in Singapore has successfully completed the initial phase of its upgrade, with the company saying the move will help ensure security of supply.
Finnish insect ingredient producer, Volare, announced a significant commercial advancement with Skretting signing an offtake agreement with the startup.