DINNISSEN EXPANDS Dinnissen Process Technology continues to grow with new building complex on the Sevenum industrial estate. Cur rent ly Dinnissen employs


FORFARMERS TO TRANSFER FEED


PRODUCTION FROM HELMOND ForFarmers Netherlands has announced that it will transfer feed production from its Helmond location to other ForFarmers mills in Almelo, Deventer (NL) and Rees (Germany) in the fourth quarter of 2019. The production of horse feed (PAVO)


will be taken over by the production location Almelo whilst the production of ruminant feed will be transferred to Deventer and Rees. Additionally, part of the production will be transferred to a third party under a toll milling agreement. Capacity of the mill in Almelo is currently


being enlarged to take over the horse feed production. Capacity of the mill in Rees is also being enhanced and investments have been made in a new bulk loading system based on contrasets to enable a more flexible use of the mill.


AIC IMPROVES ROBUSTNESS OF


ASSURANCE SCHEMES The Agricultural Industries Confederation (AIC) is improving the robustness of its assurance schemes by launching an identification card for all auditors. AIC Services (AICS) runs a number of


industry assurance schemes for livestock feed material and production safety (FEMAS and UFAS); food and feed safety for combinable crops (TASCC); renewable energy criteria (RED); fertiliser security (FIAS); and seed treatment (ESTA). These play an essential part in ensuring safety in the feed and foodchains, as well as delivering safety in the fertiliser supply sector. Annual audits for the schemes are


carried out by one of two sub-contracted certification bodies – Lloyds Register and Kiwa Agri-Food. The cards are being issued to increase security and enable sites that are audited to quickly identify the holder as an authorised auditor. The cards have a picture of the auditor


and clearly state which schemes he or she is qualified for. The introduction comes at a time when all schemes are introducing ‘short notice audits’ that will be carried 24 hours after giving notice to scheme participants.


LIMAGRAIN INGREDIENTS As of May 13th, 2019, the business unit of Limagrain group dedicated to ingredients will change its name from Limagrain Céréales Ingrédients to Limagrain Ingredients. This name change will apply to all its entities, including Unicorn Grain Specialties BV and Unicorn Grain Specialties GmbH, the two entities that joined Limagrain Ingredients last year.


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approximately 200 specialists and all of their machines and complete processes are developed and produced entirely in house. The next step in their continued growth is the realisation of an additional, new 60 x 70 metre production complex.


FORFARMERS ANNOUNCES PROPOSALS TO TRANSFER MANUFACTURING FROM CREWE TO OTHER FORFARMERS SITES IN


Major investments have been made


within this new complex, which will be adjacent to the existing Dinnissen factory. These include 10-tonne overhead cranes, wall console cranes, state-of-the-art laser cutting installations, highly accurate lathes, milling machines and press brakes, a separate stainless steel welding hall and a lot more specialist equipment to meet the future customer requirements. In addition, Dinnissen supplies increasingly complete prefab skids for many international customers. The expansion offers more possibilities in this area.


ADVANCIA ACADEMY FOCUSSED ON VARIABILITY: HOW TO MONITOR ITS IMPACT TO IMPROVE


FEED FORMULATION. While Gdansk hosted the 18th European Symposium on poultry nutrition, Adisseo focussed its secong Advancia Academy 2019 on Variability: The nutritionist’s nightmare. “Feed is the largest contributor to


the cost of animal protein production. It is therefore, the main cause of uncertainty and anxiety for nutritionists and feed formulators. They not only face a wide range of raw materials, including co-products from other industries, but also high batch to batch variation within raw material, from cereal to protein sources. The nutritionist’s objective is to guarantee the best mix of raw materials to improve the efficacy and sustainability of global feed formulations. A better knowledge of variability will then allow to minimize the safety margins and reduce feed costs - without compromising technical performance or health” said Dr Pierre-André Geraert, (Director Scientific Marketing, Adisseo). “The variability of raw material isn’t an issue; it requires only the best practices to monitor this variability and transform it into opportunities and strategy for better performances and cost savings. There is no bad raw material only wrongly evaluated and incorrectly used raw material!” added Pascal Cerneau, (Nutrition Services Manager, Adisseo) Replays of all the talks will be available on www.feedchannel.online


THE UK ForFarmers UK announced their proposals to close its site in Crewe (UK) in the final quarter of 2019. This is in line with ForFarmers N.V.’s efficiency plans as announced earlier this year. In the proposals the feed volume that is currently manufactured by the Crewe mill is to be transferred to ForFarmers’ facilities in nearby Newcastle under Lyme, Selby and Preston. The proposed closure of the Crewe site is subject to the required consultation with impacted employees. This consultation will include employees at the Newcastle under Lyme site, due to possible changes in its operating structure. The consultation process started on 4th July. Earlier this year ForFarmers N.V.


announced its efficiency plans to decrease the group operating costs by €10 million in 2021 (versus 2018). These plans include its intention to rationalise the supply chain both in terms of modernising existing mills and in its footprint of site locations. ForFarmer s UK operates 14


manufacturing sites (production and blending mills). ForFarmers UK now sees an opportunity to transfer the feed volumes produced in Crewe to the nearby Newcastle under Lyme mill along with Selby and Preston where sufficient manufacturing and logistics capacity exists. This will improve overall network utilisation and allow optimisation of overall supply costs. During the process of transferring the manufacturing from the Crewe site the priority remains to maintain and improve customer satisfaction by consistently delivering good quality feed and excellent service performance. No decision has as yet been taken on the future of the mill in Crewe. The proposed transfer plans would


include approximately 23 redundancies. A dedicated project team has been deployed to ensure a seamless transition and execute a full and fair consultation process.


EVONIK AND VLAND EXTEND


PARTNERSHIP Evonik and Vland have signed a Joint Development Agreement (JDA) as part of their existing broader partnership in the field of probiotics for animal nutrition and enzymes for industrial applications. The combination of Vland’s core production technology and Evonik’s strong global market presence – as well as the shared focus on technology and application of probiotic solutions – is expected to bring mutual benefits to both partners, including new product developments. “The JDA is expected to stimulate


innovation and joint R&D activities in the field of selection, production, formulation and application of our new probiotic solution,” says Dr. Emmanuel Auer, head of Evonik’s Animal Nutrition Business Line.


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