Dr Gaetano Blanda (Evonik): “1 plus 1 is 2, also in animal nutrition”

24-10-2024 | Feed companies | Interview

Dr Gaetano Blanda, senior vice president and head of the animal nutrition business line within Evonik, – “The Evonik organisation has many years of experience in this industry, and the employees know almost everything.”

Animal nutrition may be a different business than coating additives – but they both form parts of the same world. After all, both follow the universal laws of chemistry and economics. Describing himself as a “data guy”, chemist Dr Gaetano Blanda quickly learnt about his new challenge since he ended up at the helm of Evonik’s Animal Nutrition business line. In mid 2022, just over 2 years ago, chemical giant Evonik announced that there would be a change at the top of its animal nutritio