More sustainability in agriculture

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2 Farm to Fork Industry BULLETIN showcase An important contribution to global food security: Evonik amino acids The UN estimates that global population is increasing by about 80 million each year. How will all these people be adequately fed, and how will the increasing demand for meat, for example, be satisfied in the future? Amino acids from Evonik Industries, used as animal feed additives, provide one solution: In addition to ensuring balanced nutrition, they protect the environment and save valuable resources. Evonik produces all four of the amino acids MetAMINO (DL-methionine), Biolys (L-lysine), ThreAMINO (L-threonine), and TrypAMINO (L-tryptophan) for resource efficient animal feed. More sustainability in agriculture More meat means more livestock breeding and more animal feed and therefore more arable land, higher consumption of energy and water, and correspondingly higher greenhouse gas emissions for cultivation and transport. Other consequences include increasing competition for agricultural land, which is also required for fruit and vegetable cultivation, as well as more liquid manure, resulting in higher environmental pollution due to overfertilization. The long-term solution consists in sustainably reducing resource consumption in agriculture and simultaneously increasing productivity. One key to this lies in animal feeds and the protein building blocks they contain - amino acids. For example, three kilograms of the amino acids DL-methionine and L-lysine can replace 88 kilograms of fish meal and soy bean meal in animal feed for chicken. This is not only protecting valuable resources but has an immediate cost saving effect. The new methionine production complex in Singapore In November 2014, Evonik inaugurated the new methionine complex in Singapore, after two years of construction. Evonik now produces DL-methionine globally at four sites: in pg 32 your farm to fork industry news

3 Evonik DL-methionine production site in Singapore The Evonik analytical center for animal feed located in Singapore provides amino acid analysis of feed and feed ingredients Wesseling (Germany), Antwerp (Belgium), Mobile (Alabama, USA), and in Singapore. The new plant in Singapore has an annual capacity of 150,000 metric tons, bringing Evonik s methionine capacity up to 580,000 metric tons. This new state-of-the-art facility is completely back-integrated and Evonik s first world-scale methionine plant in Asia. With the global production network and sophisticated logistics, Evonik can offer customers supply security all over the world. Analytical Services for Asia Since its opening in 2013, the analytical center for animal feed located in Singapore has been providing amino acid analysis of feed and feed ingredients to Asian and global feed manufacturers. In depth analysis of amino acid concentration in feed ingredients benchmarked against the requirements of different animals allows feed manufacturer to select the best suitable ingredients, to provide more consistent quality in feed, and to increase the efficiency of their production. The range of services provided include wet chemistry analysis of amino acid content in raw materials, compound feed, premixes and physiological samples (AMINOLab ), wet chemistry analysis of supplemented amino acids as tool to monitor the mixer homogeneity (AMINOBatch ), and near infrared reflectance spectroscopy analytical services for prediction of amino acid content in raw materials (AMINONIR ). In addition to nutrient analysis of feed and feed ingredients, this analytical center offers feed manufacturers the opportunity to be trained in amino acid analytics and to learn how to best apply this knowledge into this production for more consistent, high-quality feed leading to improved animal production, better sustainability, and increased profitability. About Evonik Evonik, the creative industrial group from Germany, is one of the world leaders in specialty chemicals. Profitable growth and a sustained increase in the value of the company form the heart of Evonik s corporate strategy. Our activities focus on the key megatrends health, nutrition, resource efficiency and globalization. In South East Asia, Evonik has been active since 1920 s when we began establishing customer relationships. Today Evonik manages several offices and state-off-the-art manufacturing sites across the region. Core activities include feed additives, lubricant additives, coating additives, hydrogen peroxide, precipitated and fumed silica, acrylic resins, additives for the personal and household care industry, performance and specialty monomers, molding compounds and high performance polymers. Contact: Guan Song Chan Evonik Nutrition & Care Asia South info-seaanz@evonik.com

4 Farm to Fork Industry BULLETIN showcase 1 Tthrough the TSP programme, we are able to offer and integrate the core strengths of our group which includes the provision of veterinary advisory services, diagnostic laboratory analysis, R&D capabilities and the availability of more than 300 animal health products. The activities offered under our TSP umbrella include but are not limited to: 1 2 Rhone Ma Technical Marketing and Sales Team APSN & VFAD Personnel Researchers Chemist Microbiologist Provision of veterinary advisory services and root-cause analysis for disease investigation, diagnosis, treatment and prevention; Scheduled farm visits, livestock health monitoring and in-house training; Technical consultation and guidance with regards to relevant regulatory accreditation and compliance; Provision of nutritional consultation services; Vaccination and medication programme utilising quality vaccines and pharmaceuticals. Vaccination equipment services are also available to administer the said vaccines; Farm management consultation covering diagnosis and troubleshooting services related to farm equipment in closed house system and hatcheries; Laboratory testing by ISO accredited internal laboratory for disease investigation and diagnosis. Rhone Ma Group of Companies launched the Total Solution Provider (TSP, a registered trademark) in 2009 to provide a holistic approach to meet customers needs by integrating veterinary advisory services, diagnostic laboratory analysis and research and development activities complemented by a broad range of animal health products.. pg 34 your farm to fork industry news

5 2 Laboratory Services Our laboratory services under VFAD, offers diagnostic services and provides reliable test results with short turnaround time to meet the needs of our customers. VFAD is an ISO accredited laboratory for veterinary testing in Malaysia. It offers a wide range of diagnostic tests to customers from the veterinary sector, as well as offering other market-driven tests to customers from the agriculture and food sectors. Test results are accessible via our VetLab Reporting System, which is a password-protected online system that provides customers with immediate reporting via a secure web login process. Veterinary Advisory Services Aiming at helping livestock farmers to achieve optimum performance in their livestock production, our TSP programme begins with comprehensive diagnostic and troubleshooting services to gauge the state of our customer s farm performance. This enables us to better recommend the animal health products required, ranging from feed additives to pharmaceuticals to vaccines, as part of our vaccination, medication programme and nutritional consultation services. Coupled with strategic alliances with principals such as Merial, Special Nutrients, DPI Global, Berg & Schmidt, Premex, Joosten Products B.V., Multifeed International, Vetri-Science Laboratories and many others, we are able to effectively create the required synergy between our entities to allow better delivery of products and services to our customers. As part of the TSP programme, we have 14 accredited veterinarians recognized by Department of Veterinary Services Malaysia ready to serve every territory in Malaysia. This enables us to attend to our customers problems in their farms, even in the rural areas. Our veterinarians are well trained to provide veterinary advisory services such as livestock health monitoring, disease investigation, disease monitoring and prevention, provision of vaccination, medication programme and nutritional consultation services, in-house product administration training and the provision of product administration equipment as well as farm management consultation. Our veterinary advisory services can be grouped into three (3) categories, namely routine, specific and advisory. The table below summarises the veterinary advisory services available in Rhone Ma Group of Companies: Type Routine Specific Advisory Description Routine farm visits Technical consultation In-house training Product introduction and training Laboratory testing and services Disease monitoring and serology interpretation Vaccination and medication programme Vaccination equipment Troubleshooting of closed house system and farm management Disease prevention and improvement of production performance Farm accreditation scheme consultation Our vaccination programme provides our customers with relevant vaccination programmes that include training, various types of vaccination equipment to administer the vaccines as well as on-the-field technical support to our customers. Additionally, we also conduct equipment audit as well as provide regular maintenance for vaccination equipment at their farms to ensure good working conditions. R&D Services We have a team of dedicated R&D scientists who develop new testing methods, test kits, products and product efficacy and efficiency tests. Our research activities can be divided into three main areas as follows: Basic research: A series of experimental and/ or theoretical activities undertaken primarily to acquire new knowledge of the underlying foundation of a phenomena and observable facts. Applied research: Original investigations undertaken in order to acquire new knowledge directed primarily towards a specific practical aim or objective. Experimental development: Systematic work on existing knowledge gained from research and/ or practical experience, directed specifically towards development of new materials or products. It is also conducted to develop new products/ methods and to improve current available products/ methods. With the integration of products and services, Rhone Ma group of companies aims to build a long term value-added partnership with farmers by increasing their production efficiency and quality through the introduction of better practices beginning with farm management, good hygiene and sanitation, animal feeding systems, disease awareness, and introduction of products that will help the farmers to solve health related matters of their livestock.

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