Evonik upgrades logistics infrastructure for MetAMINO® in Antwerp

• Fully automated filling installation for big bags

• Flexible packaging capability supports tailor-made orders

• Contribution to global supply security for MetAMINO®

“We see an increasing demand for larger packaging units in the methionine market”, says Dr. Dirk Hoehler, responsible for the amino acid business of Evonik Animal Nutrition. “With the new, state-of-the-art filling facility, we are well equipped to meet current and future customer requirements.”

Apart from big bags (1,000 kilogram), MetAMINO® from Antwerp is available in 25-kilogram bags and as bulk material. A few months ago, Evonik introduced a more environmentally friendly 25-kilogram-packaging for methionine consisting of just two layers of paper. It has a 20 percent lower CO2 footprint than the old packaging including a plastic layer.

Evonik serves growing feed markets from three world-scale production hubs in three different parts of the world: Antwerp (Belgium), Mobile (Alabama, USA), and Singapore. Annual global production capacity for MetAMINO® now exceeds 700,000 metric tons.

MetAMINO® is used in livestock production to feed animals healthily, efficiently, and sustainably. With its science-based approach, the Animal Nutrition business line of Evonik develops products, services and system solutions that help supply a growing world population with healthy, high-quality and affordable animal protein.