November 7, 2014

Kemin set to open manufacturing facility in Iowa

Kemin Industries is set to open a new manufacturing facility in Southeast Des Moines, Iowa, United States.

The 1,500-square-metre state-of-the-art facility focuses on the company's production of encapsulated amino acids used in livestock feed to increase animal production and efficiency.

The roughly US$17 million project is the company's most recent development in its worldwide expansion plan. First announced in 2010, the plan called for an investment of approximately $40 million. In September, it increased its initial investment to $125.5 million to support this additional growth.

"Our expansion plan in Des Moines, and around the world, is a reflection of our commitment to improve the quality of life of half the world's population by the end of the decade," said Dr. Chris Nelson, CEO and President of Kemin Industries.

The proprietary encapsulation process used in the facility provides targeted release of the nutrients in the animal's intestinal tract. The facility allows Kemin to increase its global manufacturing capacity of encapsulated amino acids, a market the company believes is positioned for rapid growth.

The encapsulation facility is scheduled to be operational by November 2015. Further expanding its campus in Des Moines, Kemin will begin construction of a new global headquarters building in the summer of 2015, which will connect to its Molecular Advancement Center opened in 2013.