January 28, 2014
Adisseo confirms the start-up of its Chinese methionine unit in Nanjing, which mirrors its sister plant in Spain, is according to plan.
The project has been a major industrial challenge, with more than 25 different chemical units filling a surface equivalent to 30 football fields and effort to meet all environmental standards established by the Chinese authorities.
The joint project between Adisseo and its shareholder Bluestar is a success, with mechanical completion reached in Q1 2013. Chinese authorities have delivered all permits including the Free Sales certificates last August. All units of the entire chemical complex (from elementary sulphur to liquid methionine) are now operational to ensure full reliability and optimised health, safety and environmental conditions.
The entire process is now fully operational and delivers Rhodimet® AT88 on specification with the same quality standard as the plant in Burgos, Spain. Sales of Rhodimet® AT88 manufactured in China began after last September. In 2014, most of the production will be reserved for the Chinese market.
In the following years, teams will continue to optimise all parameters to extract the full value of this large industrial investment. It is expected that with market growth, there will be time when further debottlenecking and investment will be needed in order to follow the growth of customers.
This gradual ramp-up of production realises Adisseo's goal of serving all liquid methionine customers from two distinct platforms and to ensure total reliability for contracted partners. Additional capacity will meet the growing demand from leaders in the feed, poultry and swine industries in order to receive the benefit of Rhodimet®AT88.
To assist customers in the conversion of their facilities, Adisseo has developed the Rhodimet® DiMension programme to ensure that all Rhodimet® AT88 benefits are delivered at the feed mill. Combined with the nutritional optimisation that can be achieved through the monitoring of actual amino acid levels and the energy values of feedstuffs, with the award-winning Precise Nutrition Evaluation (PNE) service and the recommendations of the recently-released Rhodimet® Nutrition Guide (RNG), Adisseo has developed a comprehensive package to deliver the full value of Rhodimet® products to its customers.
The Adisseo Group, one of the world's largest manufacturers of nutritional solutions for animals, is among the main subsidiaries of China National BlueStar, a key player in the chemical industry in China. Worldwide, Adisseo Group employs 1,700 people, has 4 research and development divisions and 7 production facilities in France, Spain and in China.
