A new DSM animal feed premix plant in the sub-Saharan Africa region is seen to improve delivery in the area.

When DSM Nutritional Products' existing blending facility threatened to reach its production capacity a few years ago, a decision was made to invest in a new plant at their Isando head office in Johannesburg. DSM transferred all of its premix production to this plant at the beginning of March 2009.

The facility remains the only DSM feed premix plant in Africa. It incorporates the latest equipment and manufacturing processes and ensures that DSM remains in a position to ably service the animal feed industry with its ever-increasing demand for traceability and focus on safety, health and the environment.

The commissioning of the new feed premix plant in Isando sees DSM Nutritional Products' vision of having its human and animal nutrition divisions operating on a single site in South Africa realised. DSM hopes to capitalise on the synergies between these two closely related industries to maintain and grow its presence in the sub-Saharan region.

DSM Nutritional Products South Africa (Pty) Ltd is one of the largest suppliers of vitamins to the animal nutrition industry in sub-Saharan Africa and has been active in the blending and distribution of animal feed premixes in this region for the past ten years.