Kemin Industries

Kemin Industries is a nutritional ingredients manufacturer headquartered in Des Moines, Iowa, US. It was founded in 1961 by R.W. and Mary Nelson. It was called Chemical Industries - and was a family effort based on developing agricultural products and marketing them throughout the Mid-western United States. These early products included mold inhibitors and flavors and grew to encompass a full line of ingredients for animal feeds. The name Kemin was adopted in 1968.

Dr. Chris Nelson is the CEO of Kemin Industries. Today Kemin has 2,000 employees and offices in more than 90 countries.

Overseas offices

The company’s earliest overseas markets were the United Kingdom, Spain and Malaysia. By 1973 product demand necessitated a European sales and production site which was built in Herentals, Belgium, with a second major manufacturing plant built in Singapore in 1988.

Growth in the 1990s

Dr. Chris Nelson joined the company as R&D director of Kemin AgriFoods Europe and introduced Kemin to the new science of biochemistry. The 1990s saw Kemin branching out from its agricultural base and entering four new markets; pharmaceuticals, pet foods, nutraceuticals, and food ingredients.

Products

Food

Shelf life solutions that target oxidative degradation and help maintain product stability.
Antimicrobial systems most commonly used by manufacturers of flour and corn tortillas, breads, and bakery goods. It extends the freshness and fights microbial degradation.

AgriFoods Kemin products are focused on animal feed stability, food safety, and production efficiency.

Pet Foods

Antioxidants – controls oxidation
Palatants – flavor-enhancers
Mold Inhibitors – reduce spoilage
Antimicrobials – prevents growth of bacteria, yeast and mold as well as spoilage

Nutraceuticals

FloraGLO Brand Lutein and satiety ingredient Slendesta Brand Potato Extract

Pharmaceuticals

Anaeban Brand Probiotic

References

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