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Ajinomoto plans expansion of feed amino Acids capacity

The company intends to increase L-Lysine production capacity by 150 kilo metric tonne (KMT), L-Threonine by 80 KMT, and L-Tryptophan by 7 KMT.

Feed-use amino acid products will be used to produce L-Valine and L-Isoleucine, AminoGut , a combination of L-Glutamine and Glutamic acid for intestinal gut function optimiSation, and AjiProTM-L, a rumen protected L-Lysine product.

Ajinomoto is known for manufacturing high-quality seasonings, processed foods, beverages, amino acids, pharmaceuticals and specialty chemicals.