June 13, 2013

Animine appoints Feedworks as Australian distributor of its piglet zinc product

       

Animine, a global supplier of value-added sources of trace minerals for animal nutrition, announced the appointment of Feedworks Pty Ltd as distributor of HiZox in Australia.

The partnership with Feedworks, which is a leading supplier of quality products and technologies for the agricultural and associated industries in the Australian, New Zealand and Oceania regions, will further consolidate Animine's presence in the region and expand the partner network for HiZox.

Commenting on the announcement, Feedworks' managing director Malcolm Mottram said, "Successful partnerships start with a common vision and goal, among other requirements.  With Animine, we have HiZox, a superior zinc oxide product that addresses the needs in today's highly demanding and tightly regulated feed business. Feedworks and Animine are both committed to providing performance products that are environmentally friendly and meeting regulatory standards. We are honoured to be the distributor of HiZox and look forward to offering this effective and novel zinc product to our customers."

"Our goal is to align ourselves with partners that deliver quality products and has the market knowledge to create effective distribution channels," said Stéphane Durosoy, founder and CEO of Animine. "Feedworks has a professional team and is the ideal partner for us to work with in Australia. Customers in Australia now have access to HiZox, a zinc oxide product with superior properties which may be utilised at a lower dosage."

"In line with Animine's expansion plans, Feedworks is the perfect distributor to launch HiZox out to the Australia market," said David Saunders, CEO of LinkAsia Partners, a private company incorporated in Singapore that represents global manufacturers in the feed and food ingredient sector in Asia Pacific. "This partnership solidifies Animine's commitment to the Australia market and with the support of Feedworks, we are excited by the opportunities this appointment will bring."

Animine has established a reputation among its global customers with HiZox, a specialized and unique form of zinc oxide. Manufactured under a patented process, HiZox potentiates the positive effects of zinc oxide in the post-weaning phase of the piglet.