FEED


REGULATORS


AND


INDUSTRY DISCUSS CRITICAL ISSUES WITH IFIF AND FAO AT THE 16TH INTERNATIONAL FEED


BASF AND SCHOTHORST FEED RESEARCH COLLABORATE TO IMPROVE THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF THE FEED AND


ANIMAL PROTEIN INDUSTRY BASF and Schothorst Feed Research (SFR) signed an agreement granting SFR certain non-exclusive licensing rights to Opteinics™, BASF’s digital solution for environmental footprinting of feed and animal protein. SFR will integrate the digital sustainability platform Opteinics™ into its global animal nutrition consultancy services, thereby adding a new dimension focused on sustainability within its Advanced Feed Package. With the collaboration, BASF and SFR will support feed and animal producers to understand and reduce their environmental impact and contribute to a more sustainable production of feed and animal protein. “We are delighted to leverage


Opteinics™ to now add sustainability as an embedded part of our global nutritional services. With the ready-to-use software, feed and animal producers receive unique insights into their sustainability performance and can identify opportunities for improvement. As such, we can help the industry to deal with one of the biggest challenges they are facing”, says Wim Beeks, Manager Sales & Consultancy at SFR. BASF launched Opteinics™ in 2021 to measure, analyse and minimise the environmental impact of animal protein, with an emphasis on animal feed production. Currently, the software offers modules for pig and poultry production and has recently been extended with a module for dairy. As a fourth business model, layers will be launched by mid of 2023. All modules have a direct data integration possibility to feed formulation software. “BASF is excited to collaborate with


SFR, an acknowledged independent global leader in animal nutrition research. We believe there are significant opportunities together to bring further synergy to the industry that can enhance sustainable production without compromising cost and nutrition”, says Tom Battagliese, Senior Manager, Global Sustainability Metrics, BASF Nutrition & Health. BASF and SFR are already investigating


how to expand their collaboration in the future to further leverage respective data- driven strengths and deliver sustainability insights to pave the way into a sustainable future for the livestock industry.


REGULATORS MEETING (IFRM) The 16th


annual International Feed


Regulators Meeting (IFRM) organized by the International Feed Industry Federation (IFIF) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) brought together feed industry representatives and government officials from around the world to discuss critical issues facing the feed sector with IFIF and the FAO. At the meeting, Ruud Tijssens, IFIF


Chairman and Daniela Battaglia, FAO, welcomed IFRM delegates and reiterated their commitment to this longstanding partnership and agreed to continue to strengthen their work together to tackle the challenges facing the feed and food chains. Ms. Battaglia reaffirmed the importance of “collaboration between the public and private sector to support the responsibilities of the animal production sector in a context of sustainable agriculture and food systems worldwide.” Mr. Tijssens said “I am delighted that we


can meet again face-to-face at this unique event and that participants from across the world and from key regulatory bodies joined us at the 16th IFRM. This meeting, yet again, proved to be an important opportunity for the global feed industry and feed regulators to discuss key issues for the feed and food chains, including important work on nutritional innovation strategies to improve animal health and welfare, an update of Codex Alimentarius work with relevance to feed, as well as a very timely workshop on emerging feed sources and technologies in a circular bio-economy context.” Mr. Tijssens added, “This dialogue is


an important example of the private sector collaborating with the FAO and regulators from around the world and we believe that only by working together can we continue to ensure feed and food security and safety while meeting the global demands for food sustainably.” “The success of this meeting is proof


that FAO’s efforts to facilitate dialogue between the public and private sector are worthwhile and given the current challenges, collaboration among all parties at international and national level to ensure among others, human and animal welfare, and feed and food safety and security is more important than ever,” said Daniela Battaglia, Animal Production Officer, Animal Production and Health Division of the FAO. Ms. Battaglia added “feed operators


can valuably contribute to making the animal production and food sectors more responsible and sustainable and to achieve other important goals such as the containment of antimicrobial resistance and public, animal and environmental health. The


IFRM is an important opportunity to exchange ideas among stakeholders from around the world and to coordinate our efforts towards common goals.” Other topics discussed at the 16th


IFRM included a panel on the successful work of the International Cooperation for Convergence of Technical Requirements for the Assessment of Feed Ingredients (ICCF), which aims towards convergence of technical requirements specific to feed additive/ ingredient authorization across regions, as well as presentations on key feed issues in Thailand and Vietnam.


PERSTORP SETS REDUCTION TARGETS FOR WATER AND


WASTE Perstorp has added new corporate sustainability targets, for water and waste, to its sustainability strategy. Its long-term sustainability ambition is to become Finite Material Neutral, which involves water and waste, along with raw materials, energy and catalysts. In 2021 the company set its first 2030 targets, for greenhouse gas emissions (using approved science-based targets) and (eco) toxic impact. Now Perstorp has added new sustainability targets that will address its long-term ambition. These new 2030 corporate targets (all measured using 2019 as the base year) are: •30% absolute reduction of


freshwater


consumption •30% absolute reduction of hazardous waste directed to disposal •30% absolute reduction of non-hazardous waste directed to disposal “Fresh water consumption and waste


are two areas of big importance in reducing our environmental impact and working toward increased circularity,” says Anna Berggren, Vice President Sustainability at Perstorp Group. “Fresh water scarcity is already a fact around the world, and we have a responsibility to reduce our consumption and utilize alternative water sources. We must also minimize waste generation and find new circular solutions of reusing and recycling the waste streams into new products, either ourselves or so that a third party can use them as raw material. We have set ambitious and absolute sustainability targets, that are to be achieved regardless of production growth. To be able to reach these targets we have several large projects planned that will contribute significantly.” All Perstorp production plants use water


for multiple purposes, including, for example: for cooling, as a solvent for chemical reactions, as a carrier for products, and as a heat-transfer medium. One way to reduce fresh water consumption is to purify and recycle wastewater. Perstorp sees this as an important core technology and is planning to invest in wastewater recycling projects at several of its production sites. A key to reducing waste directed to


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