Sumitomo Chemical Co. (Tokyo; www.sumitomo-chem.co.jp) has decided to expand its production capacity for the feed additive methionine by adding a new production line in its Ehime Works in Niihama City, Ehime Prefecture, Japan, to meet the active demand in the market. With this expansion, the company will increase its methionine production capacity by approximately 100,000 metric tons per year (m.t./yr), bringing the total production capacity for methionine to approximately 250,000 m.t./yr, including existing facilities. The new facility is scheduled for completion in mid-2018.
Sumitomo Chemical to build new methionine production line in Japan
| By Mary Bailey