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Kemin wins Innovation Award for Lipid Evaluation Test

Kemin earned the Innovation Award in the animal health and nutrition category for its Lipid Evaluation Test at VIV Europe, an international trade show for animal husbandry and processing, May 22 in Utrecht, Netherlands.Kemin was one of four exhibitors selected for the award among 40 innovations showcased. The winners were determined by votes from the more than 20,000 visitors.

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Biorigin Brazilian unit has new operations manager

César Augusto Porto Martins is the new operations manager for the Biorigin Brazilian unit. He will be responsible for managing Biorigin’s pure culture plant, as well as its sugar and ethanol plant, both located at Quatá, Brazil.

Nuscience building new factory in China

Nuscience is building a new factory for the production and marketing of its premixes, concentrates and specialty feeds in West Tianjin Economic-Technological Development Area (TEDA), China. The new factory will replace the existing facility and triple the production capacity, and is expected to be operational by mid-2015.

Zinpro promotes Lin to key account manager in China

Zinpro Corporation recently announced the promotion of Carol Lin to key account manager – China. Lin joined the Zinpro sales team in 2013 as key account technical sales manager – China.

US Grains Council launches new version of website

The U.S. Grains Council launched an enhanced version of www.grains.org. The website presents the latest news and data involving the United States and the global grain trade as well as updates about the Council’s programs and activities.

South African white corn up sharply in 3 weeks

White corn in South Africa has risen the most in more than three weeks as a technical indicator showed its price had fallen too low. South Africa is Africa’s largest producer of the grain.

Darling International changes name to Darling Ingredients

Darling InternationalInc., a global leader in converting edible and inedible bio-nutrient streamsinto a wide range of ingredients and specialty products for customers in thepharmaceutical, food, pet food, feed, technical, fuel, bioenergy and fertilizerindustries, has changed its corporate name to DarlingIngredients Inc. The company's trading symbol, DAR, will notchange as a result of this corporate name change.

US wheat prices fall, soybeans near 1-month low

U.S. wheat fell on May 7, after climbing to its highest in 13 months, as a heat wave hit the plains states and political turmoil in Ukraine threatened to reduce supplies.Soybeans fell for a third consecutive session and was trading near the one-month low from May 6, due to rising global oilseed supplies and slowing demand from China.

Hamlet Protein, Hirshberg to distribute soya products in Israel

Hamlet Protein has entered into cooperation with Hirshberg Brothers & Co. Chemicals Ltd. for a distributorship of Hamlet Protein soya protein products for Israel.The Hirshberg Group was founded in 1925 and has serviced the Israeli industry for nearly 90 years.

Zinpro hires Brazil account manager

Zinpro Corporation has hired Paula Valeri as account manager-Brazil. In this position, Valeri will be responsible for poultry sales activities in the Southwest and Midwest regions of Brazil.

Nutreco first quarter revenue up 8.4 percent

Nutreco reported revenue of 853.3 million Euro (US$1.18 billion) in the first quarter of 2014. That is an increase of 8.4 percent from the same period last year.

IFIF, Southeast Asian feed groups meet at Victam

The International Feed Industry Federation (IFIF) joined key Southeast Asian feed associations at the Victam International ASEAN Feed Summit to discuss critical feed safety, security and sustainability issues facing the region in 2015 and beyond.This first of its kind ASEAN Feed Summit, organized by Victam International, chaired by Pornsil Patchrintanakul, president of the Thai Feed Mill Association, and moderated by Alexandra de Athayde, IFIF executive director, brought together senior feed regulators and industry representatives from Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam.

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