Half a century of passion around the molecules Anniversary for Kemin

摘要

Founded in 1961 by R. W. and Mary Nelson, Kemin is a producer of nutritional ingredients based in Des Moines (Iowa, USA). Feed Magazine has been welcomed in Here-ntals nearAnvers (Belgium) where is located the European headquarter of the Croup which has launched recently new offices for its 50th anniversary. The fledgling business of R.W. and Mary Nelson - initially called 'Chemical Industries' -was a family effort beginning in 1961, based on developing innovative agricultural products and marketingthem throughout the mid-western United States. These early products included mold inhibitors and flavors and grew to encompass a full line of ingredients for animal feeds. In 2011, Kemin Industries, Inc. is still owned by the Nelson family approaching 1400 employees worldwide. The company, whose annual revenue exceeded $ 420 million in 2010, has manufacturing plants located in eight countries (USA, Belgium, China, India, Italy, Singapore, South Africa), with business operations in over 60 countries.