Black & Veatch completes alternative animal feed production facility in China

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 18 (Bernama) -- Black & Veatch, an employee-owned global engineering, procurement, consulting and construction company has completed the world's first commercial-scale alternative animal feed production facility, FeedKind® in Chongqing, China.

FeedKind® is an alternative feed ingredient for the aquaculture and animal feed industry, produced via natural fermentation that does not use arable land, animal or plant ingredients, and uses very little water in its production.

According to a statement, the facility, designed and built ahead of schedule by a consortium of Black & Veatch and Shanghai LBT Engineering & Technology Co Ltd, will produce 20,000 tonnes of low-carbon animal feed annually.

“This inspiring project was only realised by bringing together biotechnology, gas processing and sustainable engineering expertise from across our global organisation, combined with an innovative and collaborative client, backed by a great local team and partner.

“This first-of-a-kind facility was delivered safely, on time and in the midst of the global pandemic, adding to an already impressive result,” said Narsingh Chaudhary, Black & Veatch’s executive vice-president and managing director for Asia Pacific.

The facility was developed by Calysseo Chongqing Co Ltd, a joint venture between worldwide animal nutrition leader, Adisseo and protein innovator, Calysta.

Calysseo will now plan to advance to the next phase of the development to produce a further 80,000 tonnes of FeedKind® per year.

-- BERNAMA