ADM

According to ADM, the move aims to consolidate its soy protein operations into a “more efficient global network.”

Its Animal Nutrition segment, however, grew sharply to US$22 million from US$6 million a year ago.

Nevertheless, ADM retains a presence in Brazil’s animal nutrition sector, continuing operations at a separate facility in São Paulo state dedicated to animal nutrition products.

Unlike live probiotics, postbiotics are inanimate, and thus retain their beneficial effects even after exposure to high heat, such as during extrusion processes typical in commercial pet food manufacturing.

With the new space, the Animal Nutrition division will extend its offerings of raw materials and specialised ingredients to the ruminant, swine, pet food, and aquaculture markets.

This facility, the smallest of ADM’s U.S. soy processing plants becomes the first to close amid a recent contraction in the biofuels sector. ​

With the new plant now operational, ADM aims to supply half of Mexico’s wet pet food demand by the end of 2025.