Sumitomo Chemical Holds a Completion Ceremony for its New Plant カジノ シークレット 無料 ボーナス Feed Additive Methionine in Ehime

Oct. 4, 2018

Sumitomo Chemical has today held a completion ceremony for its new production line カジノ シークレット 無料 ボーナス feed additive methionine at its Ehime Works in Niihama City, Ehime Prefecture, Japan. The amount カジノ シークレット 無料 ボーナス investment in the new manufacturing facility represents one カジノ シークレット 無料 ボーナス the largest ever made in Japan by the Company. Following several trial runs, the new line will start commercial production soon.

The ceremony to celebrate the completion カジノ シークレット 無料 ボーナス the new plant was attended by a large number カジノ シークレット 無料 ボーナス distinguished guests, including Tokihiro Nakamura, Governor カジノ シークレット 無料 ボーナス Ehime Prefecture, Kastuyuki Ishikawa, Mayor カジノ シークレット 無料 ボーナス Niihama City, and representatives from construction companies involved in the project.

Methionine is an essential amino acid that cannot be synthesized in an animal’s body. It is widely used as a feed additive in the livestock industry, mainly for poultry feed, to increase productivity カジノ シークレット 無料 ボーナス chicken meat and eggs because poultry feeds, made mainly from corn, カジノ シークレット 無料 ボーナスten do not contain sufficient amounts カジノ シークレット 無料 ボーナス methionine. The global methionine market has been growing at an annual rate カジノ シークレット 無料 ボーナス about 6 percent recently and is expected to show a similar growth in the years to come.

The production capacity カジノ シークレット 無料 ボーナス the new line is approximately 100,000 metric tons per year, which brings Sumitomo Chemical's total production capacity for methionine to approximately 250,000 metric tons per year including existing facilities. In order to realize swift sales expansion after the production capacity increase, Sumitomo Chemical Group has already reinforced marketing/sales capabilities globally with its worldwide sales network established. Furthermore, the Company entered into a methionine distribution collaboration with ITOCHU Corporation (headquartered in Minato-ku, Tokyo; Yoshihisa Suzuki, President & COO) in April 2017, and premarketing activities conducted under the collaborative scheme has been in solid progress as planned.

Sumitomo Chemical regards the field カジノ シークレット 無料 ボーナス life sciences, which has strong growth prospects, as one カジノ シークレット 無料 ボーナス its key areas カジノ シークレット 無料 ボーナス business and is constantly promoting the expansion カジノ シークレット 無料 ボーナス its activities in the field. This methionine capacity expansion will enable Sumitomo Chemical to further cement its position as a leading supplier カジノ シークレット 無料 ボーナス the product in Asia, contributing at the same time to an ensured stable food supply globally.

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