Adisseo and Bluestar confirm the construction of their new fully integrated Methionine base in China.
The project, will take place in Nanjing, a developed chemical industrial city, with the strong support of local authorities. The choice of this site is primarily driven by upstream and downstream supply chain optimization purposes: not only the new Methionine plant will benefit from the local abundant raw material supply such as natural gas, propylene, methanol, and sulphur, but the site is also perfectly located to easily serve the entire Asian continent.
The plant is expected to be up and running in the second semester of 2012. Initially, the new unit will have an annual capacity of 70,000 tons.  It is also designed to double its capacity to meet expected market growth.
The project takes advantage of Adisseo’s state-of-the-art technology regarding every step of the process as well as latest developments, as well as Bluestar’s strong industrial base.
On top of this project, Adisseo announced in April an investment in its European Methionine units to increase capacities by 25 KT in order to support the growth of its customers for the 2010-2012 period.

About Adisseo:
Adisseo Group is the third largest manufacturer of animal nutritional additives and solutions in the world. The Group develops, manufactures and markets four families of additives: Rhodimet®, an essential amino acid for monogastric animals (poultry, pigs, etc.); Metasmart® and Smartamine®, a unique range of methionine products for ruminants; Rovabio®, a multi-enzyme speciality improving the digestibility of raw materials; and Microvit®, a whole range of vitamins. Moreover, with the acquisition of PSR in 2007, Adisseo has reinforced its business in the field of sulphur products (H2S, CS2 and sulphuric acid) essential for the production of Methionine.
Adisseo employs 1 250 people, has 3 research labs and 5 production facilities: Commentry, Les Roches and Roussillon (France), Burgos (Spain) and Institute (USA). In 2008, the Group’s sales figure reached 1 billion Euros.
Since January 2006, Adisseo has been one of the main subsidiaries of China National Bluestar, a major player in the Chinese chemical industry, with 32 300 employees and almost 4 billion Euros in sales in 2008.