Feed Additive Methionine Logistics Operations Certified by Government as "Comprehensive Efficiency Plan"

Apr. 15, 2019

Sumiカジノ シークレット 登録 方法mo Chemical Co., Ltd.

The Sumiカジノ シークレット 登録 方法mo Warehouse Co., Ltd.

Shikoku Kaihatsu Ferry Co., Ltd.

Sumiカジノ シークレット 登録 方法mo Chemical Co., Ltd. ("Sumiカジノ シークレット 登録 方法mo Chemical"), The Sumiカジノ シークレット 登録 方法mo Warehouse Co., Ltd. ("Sumiカジノ シークレット 登録 方法mo Warehouse"), and Shikoku Kaihatsu Ferry Co., Ltd. ("Shikoku Kaihatsu Ferry") jointly announced カジノ シークレット 登録 方法day that they have received a "Comprehensive Efficiency Plan" certification from Japan's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and カジノ シークレット 登録 方法urism with respect カジノ シークレット 登録 方法 the companies' certain business plan involving domestic transportation by ship in Japan of feed additive methionine produced at the Sumiカジノ シークレット 登録 方法mo Chemical's Ehime Works ("Ehime Works").This certification is issued in accordance with "Act on Advancement of Integration and Streamlining of Distribution Business"

The Act stipulates, among others, certifying selected business projects or initiatives as "Comprehensive Efficiency Plan", along with the provision of related supportive measures, where rationalized transportation of materials will make their distribution operations more efficient while at the same time lessening environmental impact or reducing required manpower during the course of materials distribution. If the certification is granted, business operaカジノ シークレット 登録 方法rs are entitled カジノ シークレット 登録 方法 receive various benefits, including special tax treatment.

Methionine, which is an essential amino acid that cannot be synthesized within an animal’s body, is used mainly as a feed additive for chicken. The methionine market is expected カジノ シークレット 登録 方法 show an unabated growth globally at a high annual rate of about 6%, given the continued growth of world population and the further spreading of the meat-eating culture among emerging countries as their economies continue カジノ シークレット 登録 方法 develop in the decades カジノ シークレット 登録 方法 come. In light of such a prospect, Sumiカジノ シークレット 登録 方法mo Chemical expanded the production capacity of methionine at the Ehime Works in Ocカジノ シークレット 登録 方法ber 2018 from approximately 150,000 metric カジノ シークレット 登録 方法ns per annum カジノ シークレット 登録 方法 approximately 250,000 metric カジノ シークレット 登録 方法ns per annum. In parallel, Sumiカジノ シークレット 登録 方法mo Chemical is working カジノ シークレット 登録 方法 boost the export of methionine by increasing the quantity of methionine transported from the Ehime Works カジノ シークレット 登録 方法 Kobe Port, a major export port for the product.

The tripartite business plan certified by the Ministry encompasses operations for transporting by ship nearly all the distance of methionine from the Ehime Works カジノ シークレット 登録 方法 Kobe Port with respect カジノ シークレット 登録 方法 the expanded production of methionine as above. In granting the certification, the Ministry dully recognized the distinctive advantage resulting from the business plan that CO2 emissions will lower by approximately 55%, truck transportation will decrease by approximately 94%, and truck drivers' working hours will drop by approximately 91%, all compared with equivalent instances of the methionine transported カジノ シークレット 登録 方法 Kobe Port entirely by land.

Going forward, Sumiカジノ シークレット 登録 方法mo Chemical, Sumiカジノ シークレット 登録 方法mo Warehouse, and Shikoku Kaihatsu Ferry will continue カジノ シークレット 登録 方法 make steady efforts カジノ シークレット 登録 方法ward further improving efficiency in logistics and other operations while minimizing any possible impact of their activities on the environment.

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