Simon Duke

1 month ago | feedinfo.com | Vladislav Vorotnikov |Simon Duke

By Vladislav Vorotnikov - Russia correspondent, and Simon Duke, Managing Editor - EMEARussian oil and gas company Tatneft has disclosed plans to build two amino acid production factories in the Republic of Tatarstan. It is understood that one of the factories will be dedicated to the production of methionine, while the other will process around 500,000 tonnes/year of grain to manufacture xanthan gum, valine, tryptophan and isoleucine.

1 month ago | feedinfo.com | Simon Duke

By Simon Duke, Managing Editor - EMEAThe first round of US tariffs on Canadian goods has already had a tangible and immediate impact on the cost of certain feed ingredients, the Animal Nutrition Association of Canada (ANAC) has informed Expana.

Nov 21, 2024 | feedinfo.com | Simon Duke

By Simon Duke, Managing Editor - EMEAThere are fewer livestock farms in Western Europe than before. Issues such as animal welfare, biosecurity, and health regulations are placing further pressure on animal production in the region. Farms closures are a daily matter. In turn, this has ramifications on the demand for feed.

Nov 18, 2024 | feedinfo.com | Simon Duke

By Simon Duke, Managing Editor - EMEADeutsche Tiernahrung Cremer (DTC), Germany’s largest private manufacturer of compound feed expects to produce 2.25 million tonnes of compound/mineral/special feed in 2024 – a slight decline from 2.3 million tonnes of feed products produced in 2023. The company operates 15 locations, including two mineral and specialty feed factories in Wildeshausen and Memmingen.

Nov 18, 2024 | feedinfo.com | Simon Duke

By Simon Duke, Managing Editor - EMEAHiProMine, a Poland-based manufacturer of insect feeds, told Expana at last week’s EuroTier trade show in Germany that it has commenced production operations at its plant in Karkoszów, near Gorzów in western Poland. The facility was constructed in approximately 10 months and officially opened in June 2024. Prof. Damian Józefiak, board member at HiProMine said that the plant is now ramping up and will aim for a production capacity of 60,000 tonnes/year in 2025.