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ANIMAL NUTRITION
Evonik’s jv with Shandong Vland Biotech commences

operations

The joint venture of Evonik China the company is opening up new
and Shandong Vland Biotech – Evonik horizons. The jv is based at the
Vland Biotech (Shandong) Co., Ltd., – Vland Biotech Park in Qingdao
based in Binzhou, China, was officially and uses Vland’s production faci-
opened on March 14. Evonik is the lities in Huimin.
majority shareholder of the jv with 55%
of the shares. Under the agreement with
Vland, Evonik will also distri-
The jv will help expand the market bute the jv’s portfolio outside the
presence of the two companies’ pro- Greater China region. The jv
ducts, such as probiotics for the gut thus complements Evonik’s gut
health of livestock in the Greater China foundation on which we can build,” health portfolio with new components
region, and develop new products said Mr. Johann-Caspar Gammelin, for formulated products and enables
and solutions. head of Evonik’s Nutrition & Care new solutions for gut health. Gut health
division, which includes the Animal solutions form the core of the specialty
The partnership with Vland is an Nutrition business. business of Evonik’s Animal Nutrition
essential part of Evonik’s strategy to pro- business line. Probiotics are currently the
vide the feed industry with biosolutions Evonik’s biotech platform focuses main products in the gut health portfolio.
such as probiotics for animal gut health. on the development of biosolutions Probiotics consist of live microorganisms
that enable a healthy life for all. This that are added to animal feed to maintain
“Vland and Evonik have been part- includes innovations at the interface bet- or restore the microbial balance in the
nering for nearly 10 years. Through this ween chemistry, biotechnology, pharma- gut, thereby increasing the animal’s
relationship, we have created a strong cology and data science, with which resilience.

GREEN POWER
AkzoNobel using 100% renewable electricity

in Latin America

All of AkzoNobel’s manufacturing The transition
locations in Latin America are now to 100% renewable
operating on 100% renewable electri- electricity in Latin
city, further boosting the company’s America has inclu-
ambition to reduce carbon emissions ded installing 1,580
across the full value chain by 50% by panels at the deco-
2030 (baseline 2018). The milestone – rative paints facility
reached late last year – follows on in Recife, Brazil –
from similar achievements in North which supplies more
America (early 2023) and Europe than 30% of its
(early 2022). energy needs – and
4,640 panels at the
“We are very proud to have suc- to transition all of its sites globally,” Rionegro coatings plant in Colombia,
cessfully switched over to 100% said Mr. Daniel Campos, Director of which provides 24% of the site’s energy.
renewable electricity and give further AkzoNobel’s Decorative Paints Latin The company currently operates 19
momentum to the company’s drive America business. manufacturing sites in the region.

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