February feed update: What did you miss?
All About Feed brings you the latest business developments and updates from around the world from February, including strategic partnerships in animal nutrition, the opening of a feed mill in Kenya, the launch of a new enzyme for pigs and poultry, record results and industry awards. This and more.
EW Nutrition and GRASP strengthen partnership
A new agreement that will see EW Nutrition increase its ownership stake in GRASP from its current position to full ownership over the next 4 years. GRASP’s portfolio includes products for toxin mitigation (Mastersorb), gut health management (Activo) and other solutions.
dsm-firmenich’s Sustell partners with Kynetec’s global crop data
dsm-firmenich Animal Nutrition & Health has announced a data collaboration with Kynetec, a provider of agricultural and animal health data. The partnership strengthens the feed raw material data foundation of Sustell, the life cycle assessment platform, enabling more precise, science-based measurement of environmental footprints across the farm to fork animal protein value chain. Since 2020, Kynetec has gathered data from farmer surveys across 90+ crops in more than 50 countries, including all major and minor feed crops, supporting environmental footprint measurement across livestock and aquaculture systems.
De Heus Kenya opens landmark feed mill in Athi River
De Heus Animal Nutrition has officially opened its animal feed production plant in Athi River, Machakos County. With a total investment of KES 3 billion (US$23 million), the facility has an annual production capacity of 240,000 mt. De Heus continues to demonstrate its commitment to growth across Africa, marked by the recent commissioning of a new aquafeed factory in Uganda, the start-up of a second livestock feed factory in the Ivory Coast, and plans for further expansion across East Africa.
Novus releases global soybean data, highlighting risk hidden in pig diets
Novus’ new white paper, Outsmarting Trypsin Inhibitors, analyses over a decade of data on trypsin inhibitor (TI) challenges in soybean meal for pig feeds. The paper shares why there is no “safe” level of TI where animal feed is concerned, how TI levels vary globally and across soybean products, why heat processing alone does not eliminate risk, the documented impacts of TI on pig performance, and practical strategies for measuring and managing TI-related risk.
ESPHM 2026 to focus on innovation in pig production
The 17th European Symposium of Porcine Health Management (ESPHM 2026) will be held from 13-15 May 2026 at the Fortezza da Basso in Florence, Italy. The event has been organised in collaboration with the European College of Porcine Health Management (ECPHM), the Local Organizing Committee and the Veterinary Practitioners Council. The theme for ESPHM 2026 will be innovation, and topics include herd health management, disease prevention, welfare, nutrition, sustainability and the use of data-driven and precision livestock farming approaches. Keynote lectures will cover innovation in the pig sector, precision livestock farming and artificial intelligence, alongside parallel scientific sessions on infectious diseases, reproduction, welfare and nutrition. Registration is open, with early-bird rates available until 16 March 2026.
Huvepharma launches Huvezym neXo enzyme for pigs and poultry
Huvepharma received a European Union wide registration for the use of Huvezym neXo in all poultry and pig species, including sows. This new enzymatic complex is a result of several years of research together with Wageningen University into the enzymatic degradation of fibre in the digestive tract of monogastric animals. The product contains 3 labelled enzyme activities: 2 cellulases, namely 1,4-beta-glucanase and xyloglucanase (the only labelled xyloglucanase among available feed enzymes), combined with a highly efficient 1,4-beta-xylanase, to ensure optimal fibre degradation.
Nuscience receives Factory of the Future Award for the third time
Nuscience, part of the Royal Agrifirm Group and producer of premixes, concentrates, mineral blends, young animal feeds and functional ingredients for pigs, poultry and cattle, has received the Factory of the Future Award for the third time. This award recognises forward-looking companies that are preparing for the challenges of Industry 5.0 through 7 key transformation areas: advanced manufacturing, digital factory, eco factory, integrated engineering, human-centered organisation, smart factory and networked factory.
Vilomix delivers record results
Danish Agro Group subsidiary Vilomix International Holding delivered another record financial statement in 2025 and is increasing its investments internationally. The premix and minerals company increased its turnover by 15% to €590 million. Revenue has grown by almost 50% over the past 5 years. Operating profit (EBITDA) rose to €49.4 million in 2025, which is the highest in the company’s history and an improvement of €10.2 million compared to the previous year.
Denkavit Ingredients expands Adisseo product portfolio in the Benelux
Denkavit Ingredients and Adisseo have expanded the products offered in the Benelux, effective 1 March 2026. The new offering introduces 40+ Adisseo products designed to support animal performance, feed efficiency, and producer profitability across all livestock species, aquaculture and petfood.
dsm-firmenich releases results of 2025 mycotoxin survey
dsm-firmenich Animal Nutrition & Health has released the results of the World Mycotoxin Survey from January to December 2025. In December 2025, a total of 25,626 samples were collected and analysed from 95 countries. Compared to 2024, results concluded that all 6 main mycotoxins increased, including aflatoxin, zearalenone, vomitoxin, fumonisins, T-2 mycotoxin, and ochratoxin A. The mycotoxin risks that threaten feed quality and animal performance globally vary across regions worldwide, with multiple kinds of mycotoxins often occurring together. The survey includes further details on trends in mycotoxin occurrence over the years, prevalence levels for each mycotoxin in each region, global and local risk levels, and risk levels posed to each species.
Phytobiotics presents the 3rd generation of Sangrovit
Phytobiotics Futterzusatzstoffe GmbH has presented the 3rd generation of Sangrovit feed additives. The new Sangrovit combines 5 bioactive alkaloids. The alkaloid combination includes the 4 well-established active compounds sanguinarine, chelerythrine, protopine, and allocryptopine, as well as the newly integrated canadine, which was identified and standardised as part of a novel patent approach. Canadine expands the physiological mode of action of Sangrovit, according to the company, particularly regarding stress management, anti-inflammatory properties, and the improvement of carcass quality.
COFCO brings certified Argentine soy to Vietnam feed sector
Global agri-business COFCO International has delivered its first COFCO Responsible Agriculture Standard-certified soy cargo into Vietnam, marking the entry of its certified South American supply into one of Southeast Asia’s fastest-growing feed markets. The shipment also represents the first export of COFCO Responsible Agriculture Standard-certified soy or soymeal from Argentina to any international destination. The cargo will supply Vietnam’s export-oriented poultry and aquaculture sectors.
Bühler Group appoints Samuel Schär as CEO
As announced in April 2025, Samuel Schär has now assumed his position as CEO of Bühler, effective 1 January. He succeeds Stefan Scheiber. Schär, who studied physics in Switzerland, joined Bühler 20 years ago to establish the Nanotechnology business unit. He then led the Grinding & Dispersing business area for several years before joining the Group Executive Board in 2013 and successfully leading the Advanced Materials segment for 10 years. He later took over responsibility for the Global Services & Sales organisation.
