Evonik: U.S. expansion of L-lysine capacity completed
Evonik Industries completed its expansion of capacity for the feed amino acid L-lysine in North America in autumn 2012. Production capacity at the Blair site in Nebraska, U.S.A., was doubled to 280,000 metric tons per year in two stages.
“Evonik is also working to further expand capacity by around 200,000 annual metric tons of Biolys® in Brazil and together with partners in Russia. Both of these facilities are scheduled to go on stream in 2014. Work at these sites is progressing as planned,” explained Dr. Walter Pfefferle, head of Evonik’s Bioproducts Business Line.
Biolys®, a biotechnology product made from renewable resources, is known as a effective source of L-lysine for animal feed, which helps to sustainably reduce cost in feed production and animal breeding.
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