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Nutreco invests EUR 20 million in new premix and feed specialties plant in Russia

Nutreco invests EUR 20 million in new premix and feed specialties plant in Russia

Europe RU RU 06 Feb 2011

Russia -- Nutreco is investing approximately EUR 20 million in a new factory in the Voronezh agricultural region in Russia. The plant will produce young animal feed, concentrates and premixes for ruminants, pigs and poultry. The plant is sc…
Tougher German feed laws

Tougher German feed laws

Europe DE DE 06 Feb 2011

The German cabinet on Wednesday approved the first in a series of measures aimed at raising standards in the animal feed industry following the discovery of the toxic chemical dioxin in feed, which led to a health alert. The cabinet approve…
Bühler invests in upgrading and expanding it's Uzwil plant

Bühler invests in upgrading and expanding it's Uzwil plant

Europe CH CH 25 Jan 2011

Bühler has annouced plans to invest approximately CHF 70 million into it's factory in Uzwil over the next 5 years. The investment aimed at creating optimal conditions for the further expansion of manufacturing in the production flow. The U…
Tougher feed regulations in reply to dioxin contamination

Tougher feed regulations in reply to dioxin contamination

Europe 25 Jan 2011

Under fire German Agriculture Minister, Ilse Aigner, has stated that she will implement tougher animal feed regulations. “We have to raise safety standards,” Aigner, who is also consumer protection minister, said at a press conference i…
Germany approves anti-dioxin action plan

Germany approves anti-dioxin action plan

Europe 19 Jan 2011

Germany on Wednesday approved a plan to enforce higher standards in animal feed production after the discovery of toxic chemical dioxin in feed, which has triggered a health alert and hit sales of German eggs and pork. German and European U…
November sees a rise in aminal feed production, UK

November sees a rise in aminal feed production, UK

Europe 12 Jan 2011

U.K. animal-feed production rose 4.9 percent in November from the same month a year earlier, the Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs said. Raw material usage in the production of feed rose 5 percent from a year earlier, Defra …
Tainted Animal Feed Found in France and Denmark

Tainted Animal Feed Found in France and Denmark

Europe 11 Jan 2011

France and Denmark on Monday became the latest countries affected by Germany's tainted food scare, in which pig and chicken feed were contaminated with dioxin and traces were found in exported food products. Although the levels of the chemi…
Germany investigating use of unsafe products in animal feed

Germany investigating use of unsafe products in animal feed

Europe 09 Jan 2011

Officials in Germany are investigating whether products containing poisonous dioxins were fraudulently passed off as being safe for use in animal feed as they try to determine how eggs and poultry were contaminated. A warning from the Europ…
Fatty acids mistake lead to dioxin contamination scare

Fatty acids mistake lead to dioxin contamination scare

Europe 04 Jan 2011

Germany -- Despite the existence of clear warning labels, the feed manufacturer in the state of Schleswig-Holstein used fatty acids intended only for technical industrial uses such as making lubricants, a spokesman for the Federal Office of…
Cargill invests in new animal feed mill in Ukraine

Cargill invests in new animal feed mill in Ukraine

Europe 18 Dec 2010

Cargill has announced plans to invest U.S.$7 million in Ukraine to construct a new animal feed mill. The feed mill, which will be built in Kutsovka, marks the company's entry into the animal nutrition market in Ukraine. The mill has the cap…
Animal feed testing firm heralds £4m buy-out

Animal feed testing firm heralds £4m buy-out

Europe 15 Dec 2010

Cawood Scientific, the holding company of Sciantic Analytical Services, based in Cawood, has completed a £4 million management buy-out. Sciantec Analytics was formed by the merger of Dalton-based Sciantec and NRM, which originates from the…
UK feed manufacturer installs Pacepacker bagging and robotic palletising equipment

UK feed manufacturer installs Pacepacker bagging and robotic palletising equipment

Europe 10 Dec 2010

For some years now, many UK manufacturers have lagged behind the rest of the world when it comes to the adoption of automation. Not so for premier animal feedstuffs manufacturer, I’Anson Bros Ltd, who has bucked the trend with the recent …
Double Hit to Force Shake-up in Spanish Livestock

Double Hit to Force Shake-up in Spanish Livestock

Europe 10 Dec 2010

Spain -- Livestock farmers in Portugal and Spain face a fresh round of shutdowns and mergers, a situation provoking uncertainty among feed mills, as high grain costs add to the pressures forced by a "dire" economic situation. The …
French farm cost rise on energy and feed expenses

French farm cost rise on energy and feed expenses

Europe 02 Dec 2010

French farm-production costs climbed 5.3 percent in October on higher expenses for energy, fertilizer and animal feed, the Agriculture Ministry said. An index of agricultural-input costs rose to 118.7 points in October from 112.8 points a y…
Russia will need to import feed grains

Russia will need to import feed grains

Europe 29 Nov 2010

The Russian Agriculture Ministry said it would need to import 3 million tons of feed grain. The situation may be made worse by the fact that there is a shortage of fertilizer and equipment to sow the Spring crop. Russian authorities are tal…
Feed wheat outpaces milling wheat on rising animal-fodder demand

Feed wheat outpaces milling wheat on rising animal-fodder demand

Europe 22 Nov 2010

Feed wheat traded in London has risen more quickly than milling wheat listed in Paris on stronger demand for livestock fodder. The most-active feed-wheat contract has surged 63 percent since the end of June, beating the 55 percent gain for …
Scottish expansion drives Carr's profit

Scottish expansion drives Carr's profit

Europe 09 Nov 2010

Carr's Milling Industries, the animal feed and agricultural machinery group, yesterday said expansion of its operations in Scotland had helped drive strong profits growth. The Carlisle-based company, which owns fertiliser manufacturing and …
Mill upgrade to serve Welsh egg producers

Mill upgrade to serve Welsh egg producers

Europe 20 Oct 2010

Egg producers in south Wales will be able to have layer rations mixed and milled to their own specific needs thanks to a £250,000 upgrade of a local feed mill. The Wynnstay mill at Carmarthen, founded in 1981 to supply the local dairy indu…
Kiotech International invests £2 million in new plant and facilities

Kiotech International invests £2 million in new plant and facilities

Europe 19 Oct 2010

Feed additives concern Kiotech has invested £2 million (US$3.18 million) into new production facilities and office space at its Manton Wood, UK, facility. The investment includes the purchase of the property, building new production capaci…
Provimi appoints new CFO

Provimi appoints new CFO

Europe 18 Oct 2010

The Executive Management Committee of the Provimi Group has appointed Michel Cup (41) Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and Corporate Compliance and Risk Officer (CCRO) as of 1 November, to succeed Marcel Crince. Michel Cup started his career i…

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