As part of a branded pilot, the global
ingredient manufacturer achieves first GFLI-compliant branded
life cycle assessment of feed additives
HERENTALS, Belgium, May 23, 2024
/PRNewswire/ -- Kemin Industries, a global ingredient manufacturer
that strives to sustainably transform the quality of life every day
for 80 percent of the world with its products and services, is the
first feed additive producer to launch a qualifying life cycle
assessment (LCA) that meets the standards of the Global Feed LCA
Institute (GFLI).
The LCA methodology evaluates environmental impacts associated
with all life cycle stages of a commercial product, process, or
service. LCAs are essential tools for making the animal feed
industry more environmentally sustainable, as they help
manufacturers, suppliers, customers, and others understand how
using additives affects the environment. This, in turn, guides the
industry toward how to best achieve its sustainability goals.
The Kemin Animal Nutrition and Health – EMENA (Europe, Middle
East, North Africa)
business unit conducted LCAs for a suite of products for the feed
industry, including:
- KESSENT® MF Liquid
- KESSENT® MF Dry
- KESSENT® ME
- LysiGEM™
- KEM WET™ AMP Liquid
- Sal CURB® BR Liquid
- SAL CURB® BR Dry
- Myco CURB® ES Liquid
Kemin aims to offer verified LCAs for all its major products, as
these assist customers with their sustainability journeys by
helping them make decisions that can lead to a lower impact on the
environment.
"As a provider of key ingredients, we dedicate our time to
exploring ways to make safer, more sustainable
products that serve the changing needs of our world," said Dr.
Stefaan Van Dyck, Group President –
Animal Nutrition and Health, Kemin Industries, and Chairman of the
Board for GFLI. "At Kemin, our curiosity motivates us to play a
role in solving current challenges, and our commitment to
sustainability helps us transform today into a better
tomorrow."
Determining the lifecycle impact of Kemin products to meet the
highest standards is a key action to guarantee that customers are
receiving accurate information. Kemin's branded, validated LCAs
allow the company to analyze and communicate the environmental
impact of its specific products through the most accurate
assessment of its products based on primary data, directly sourced
from the manufacturing process rather than approximation.
"The GFLI-branded data pilot was launched to consider a
harmonized methodology for inclusion of company-specific LCA values
for key feed ingredients and cater to the upcoming regulations and
needs of feed companies for high-quality, primary-sourced data,"
said Laura Nobel, Manager, GFLI.
"The challenge seems to be determining what types of ingredients
are in scope.
"Feed additives have quite some challenges, which makes Kemin's
efforts to comply with our rigorous methodology essential for test
casing and further discussions on how to improve. Kemin's
commitment is also evident in the company's participation in the
GFLI working groups and contribution to discussions within the
Institute to set GFLI as the world's reference in feed ingredients'
LCAs."
"Branded, feed-additive LCAs are a significant achievement for
Kemin and GFLI. As an active member of the organization, Kemin
contributes to a global database, which ensures stakeholders can
make sustainable decisions," said Dr. Van
Dyck. "The GFLI database, comprised of specific, branded
LCAs, marks a new stage of validated knowledge on feed additives'
sustainability so the industry can progress with validated
assessments of the environmental impact of improved feed
formulations."
The branded LCAs that Kemin Animal Nutrition and Health – EMENA
executed in partnership with GFLI are the first in a series of many
that demonstrate the company's commitment to sustainability. GFLI
provides the methodology and database of more than 1,800 LCA
datasets for major feed ingredients from around the world. The
organization's branded pilot—for which Kemin was the first-ever
participant—introduced the use of branded data which, in turn, will
increase the use of primary data.
Compelled to make the planet a safe, healthy, and sustainable
place to live, Kemin actively works to reduce its carbon
footprint and increase its use of renewable energy. The
company strives to safeguard the planet's natural resources and
create a secure future for generations.
Click here to learn more about the Kemin products for which
LCAs were conducted, and click here to learn more about GFLI's
branded LCAs.
About Kemin Industries
Kemin Industries (www.kemin.com) is a global ingredient
manufacturer that strives to sustainably transform the quality of
life every day for 80 percent of the world with its products and
services. The company supplies over 500 specialty ingredients for
human and animal health and nutrition, pet food, aquaculture,
nutraceutical, food technologies, crop technologies, textile,
biofuel, and animal vaccine industries.
For over half a century, Kemin has been dedicated to using
applied science to address industry challenges and offer product
solutions to customers in more than 120 countries. Kemin provides
ingredients to feed a growing population with its commitment to the
quality, safety, and efficacy of food, feed, and health-related
products.
Established in 1961, Kemin is a privately held,
family-owned-and-operated company with more than 3,000 global
employees and operations in 90 countries, including manufacturing
facilities in Belgium,
Brazil, China, Egypt,
India, Italy, San
Marino, Singapore,
South Africa, and the United
States.
Media Contact:
Ester Bolsens, Marketing Manager, Kemin Animal Nutrition and Health
– EMENA | ester.bolsens@kemin.com, +32 14 24 23 23
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