Lysine

Evonik revises amino acid analytical tool and makes it available as an app

16-Apr-2021 By Jane Byrne

Specialty chemicals company, Evonik, says version 6.0 of its AMINODat database is now available for the first time as a web application. This new format allows the data to be updated several times a year.

Feed additive tracker: Amino acid prices easing, markets await lysine expansion projects

06-Apr-2021 By Jane Byrne

Prices for amino acids including lysine, threonine and tryptophan are showing a slight downward trend from the record-highs of late, according to data from Swiss trading and data platform, Kemiex.

Feed additive outlook: Rally in amino acid prices, high level of M&A activity

08-Mar-2021 By Jane Byrne

Feed additives markets are quite active as Chinese production has returned with a bang after Spring Festival and is now fully operational, according to the Swiss feed additive trading and data platform, Kemiex.

Lockdowns, freight and currency challenges fueling high feed additive prices

15-Jan-2021 By Jane Byrne

Kemiex sees rising ingredient prices for a set of reasons: freight related disruptions and charges, a new wave of COVID-19 lockdowns, elevated raw material prices for fermented feed additives and dollar weakness.

Volatile markets for vitamins, amino acids and freight set to continue into 2021

23-Dec-2020 By Jane Byrne

Preliminary data from Swiss feed additive price watchers, Kemiex, for the current year suggests significant price volatility for the majority of products, with amino acids in particular posting higher price fluctuations than in 2019.

ADM to stop production of dry lysine in early 2021

18-Dec-2020 By Jane Byrne

Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) Company plans to end production of dry lysine in the first half of 2021 after the global supply increased faster than actual demand. The company is working with customers to ensure a smooth transition before ending production...

Amino acid trading picks up, vitamin C prices moving upward

17-Nov-2020 By Jane Byrne

Amino acid trading has picked up across the board and prices are much firmer than several weeks ago for threonine but also for lysine and tryptophan, reports Kemiex.

Study: limiting amino acids controls pig growth

20-Aug-2020 By Lynda Searby

Kansas-State University researchers confirm that emergency diet strategies adopted by swine producers to slow the growth of pigs during the Covid-19 crisis are safe and effective.

Changes to Lysine supply in the EU: Be ready for the transition

20-May-2020 By Jane Byrne

New EU regulation re-authorizing the various forms of the essential amino acid, Lysine, that can be placed on the EU market brings plenty of changes, says Didier Jans, managing director, SERRPA, a consultancy specialized in regulatory and public affairs.

Feed Additives: Insights into lysine and vitamin B5 supply and price developments

04-May-2020 By Jane Byrne

This week, we are looking at developments around Lysine HCL and Vitamin B5 Calpan.

Glowlit sees staggering increase in the price of Vitamin D3 500 in last month, tracks L-threonine movements

27-Mar-2020 By Jane Byrne

This week, via our linkup with Glowlit, we’re sharing insights into Vitamin D3 500, L-threonine 98.5%, Vitamin C 99%, and Vitamin K3 MSB pricing trends.

Adding lysine to dairy cow diets may improve intake during transition

30-Jul-2019 By Aerin Einstein-Curtis

Supplementing dairy cows with rumen-protected lysine may improve cow intake during the transition period and reduce free fatty acids and β-hydroxybutyrate postpartum, say researchers.

Ajinomoto looks to tackle sustainability, feed efficiency challenges on EU dairy farms

19-Mar-2019 By Jane Byrne

Ajinomoto Animal Nutrition Europe has launched a reformulated, rumen protected lysine product for the European dairy market, based on the company’s patented technology.