January 13, 2023

 

Evonik and Dr. Eckel to cooperate on phytogenics

 

Evonik and Dr. Eckel Animal Nutrition have entered into a partnership effective January 1, 2023, Evonik announced.

 

The agreement will enable Evonik's Animal Nutrition business line to expand its product portfolio in gut health solutions to include the phytogenics product class.

 

Evonik plans to launch its first product from the partnership with Dr. Eckel in Europe in the first quarter of 2023.

 

Phytogenics are plant-based feed ingredients which play an important role in alternative solutions to antibiotic use in livestock farming. The use of antibiotic growth promoters in animal feed has been banned in the European Union since 2006.

 

"It often needs complex solutions to maintain health and productivity in the barn without antibiotics," said Gaetano Blanda, head of the animal nutrition business line at Evonik. "In combination with our existing gut health solutions, phytogenics will help farmers achieve this goal."

 

Evonik's gut health solutions focus primarily on stabilising the gut health of animals through probiotics such as Ecobiol^®, Fecinor^® and GutCare^®. The partnership with Dr. Eckel, one of the most experienced and innovative suppliers in the field of phytogenics, will allow Evonik to address further animal health issues with selected products that expand Evonik's portfolio.

 

Customised system solutions consisting of several components and delivering sustainability benefits are part of the strategic core of Evonik's life science division (Nutrition & Care), which includes its Animal Nutrition business line. With its products, services and know-how, Evonik aims to help supply a growing world population with healthy animal protein in an efficient and sustainable way, the company said.

 

"As a dynamic company with a high pace in product development, we are able to create innovations in a comparatively short period of time," said Dr. Antje Eckel, founder of Dr. Eckel Animal Nutrition. "With a strong partner like Evonik, we can allow selected products to access a much wider market in a short time. We are therefore very happy that together with Evonik we can open up new target groups and customers."

 

- Evonik