Evonik Industries is further expanding its global production for the feed additive methionine.

The company will boost its capacity according to a stage concept, which involves coordinating the expansion of methionine and raw material capacities among the sites in Antwerp, Belgium; Wesseling, Germany; and Mobile, Alabama, US.

The additional capacity will be available stage-wise from 2011 through to 2013, and will increase Evonik's global capacity to 430,000 tonnes.

Evonik Industries is the only company in the world to produce and market all four important amino acids for the advanced animal nutrition: DL-Methionine, Biolys (L-Lysine), L-Threonine and L-Tryptophan. The company also delivers its services and amino acids to over 100 countries.