DSM & Novozymes renew their strategic alliance agreement
05 Mar '08
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The DSM/Novozymes alliance is an exclusive and global agreement. Under the terms of the agreement, Novozymes develops and produces enzymes for animal feed whereas DSM markets and sells the enzymes.
The renewed alliance agreement covers the principles of the alliance such as governance structure, supply and distribution of products, intellectual property rights, profit sharing etc. The agreement runs for the next five years.
Leadership through innovation: By adding enzymes to feed, the nutritive value of the diet is improved. The main benefits are faster growth of the animal; better feed utilization; more uniform production; better health status and an improved environment.
Enzymes have traditionally been used in diets of poultry and pigs, however the DSM/Novozymes alliance is currently investigating the benefits of adding enzymes to feed for other types of animals, such as cattle and fish.
Similarly, where feed based on wheat or corn has traditionally been the target for enzymatic improvements, the alliance is now looking at other types of feed and expects to launch an enzyme to improve utilization of corn-soy diets within the next two years.