KEMIN INDUSTRIES INC.

History

Year	Detail
1961	R.W. and Mary Nelson founded Kemin Industries as Chemical Industries to provide feed additives to the Midwest agriculture and animal production markets, later expanding to provide animal nutrition and health products on six continents.
1965	Chemical Industries launched two of the U.S. agriculture industry’s first feed antioxidants.
1967	The company has established worldwide headquarters in Des Moines, Iowa, U.S.
1970	It has established regional headquarters for Europe, Middle East and North Africa in Belgium.
1983	Chemical Industries had developed natural pigmenter extracted from marigolds to replace artificial yellow coloring in egg yolks.
1983	The company has developed world’s most widely sold mold inhibitor for animal feed.
1988	Established regional headquarters for Asia-Pacific region in Singapore.
1992	Developed a liquid antimicrobial that transformed how bakery and tortilla products are kept fresh.
1995	It has discovered the benefits of lutein, found in marigolds, for human eye health and began producing the first-of-its-kind natural ingredient for vision supplements in the global market.
1995	Formed Kemin Human Nutrition and Health business unit to provide ingredients for dietary and nutritional supplements.
1996	The company has established regional headquarters for South Asia in India.
1997	Began growing proprietary rosemary with high level of carnosic acid, extracted to use in pet food products to protect against flavor and color loss.
2000	Formed Kemin Nutrisurance, the pet food and rendering technologies business unit, to serve the fast-growing pet food industry.
2000	The company has established its regional headquarters in China.
2004	Formed Kemin Food Ingredients, which became three regional Kemin Food Technologies business units, to serve the food and beverage markets.
2004	Established regional headquarters for South America in Brazil.
2014	It has established regional headquarters for Sub-Saharan Africa in South Africa.
2015	Formed the Kemin Crop Technologies initiative, which grew into a business unit serving commercial specialty crop growers in the U.S.
2018	Acquired Garmon Chemicals, a chemical solutions company for the denim and apparel industry, and formed Kemin Textile Auxiliaries business unit, based in San Marino.
2018	Formed Kemin AquaScience business unit to serve the aquaculture industry.
2021	Became majority shareholder in Egypt-based animal vaccine manufacturer MEVAC to expand its global reach and form the Kemin Biologics business unit.
2021	Acquired antimicrobial technology company Bio-Cide International to form the Kemin Bio Solutions business unit, which encompasses Kemin’s key enzymes and antioxidants for biofuels and Bio-Cide’s solutions to disinfect and sanitize equipment for food processing and water treatment applications.
2023	Opened a manufacturing facility in Verona, Missouri, to produce its Proteus® line of clean-label functional proteins for the human food industry.
2024	Debuted its new global tagline “Compelled by Curiosity.” Opened South America’s largest pet food manufacturing plant.