Evonik starts methionine production for shrimp

At its site in Antwerp (Belgium), Evonik has inaugurated the world’s first plant for the production of a new source of methionine specifically designed for shrimp and other crustaceans. The product* is a dipeptide made up of two DL-methionine molecules, achieves the same weight increase in shrimp and crustaceans as conventional methionine sources, but uses only half the active substance. This is mainly due to the fact that the dipeptide must be enzymatically broken down in the digestive s