Companies
Sumitomo Chemical
DL-Methionine — qualified multi-origin methionine source.
- Country
- Japan
Coverage
| EU | IN | US | |
|---|---|---|---|
| food-alt-protein | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
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Verifiable facts
| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Capacity | approximately 250,000 metric tons per year (total), following an expansion of 100,000 metric tons per year completed in 2018 | sumitomo-chem-agro.com · sumitomo-chem.co.jp |
| Production site | Ehime Works in Niihama City, Ehime Prefecture, Japan | sumitomo-chem-agro.com · sumitomo-chem.co.jp |
| Headcount | 29,279 employees (consolidated, as of March 31, 2025) | sumitomo-chem.co.jp |
| Certification | Sumika Sustainable Solution certification for products contributing to environmental burden reduction medium confidence | sumitomo-chem.co.jp |
| Regulatory approval | Subject to U.S. antidumping investigations for imports from Japan; not an approval in the sense of clearance, but a regulatory status update regarding sales at less than fair value | federalregister.gov |
Independent sources: federalregister.gov · sumitomo-chem-agro.com · sumitomo-chem.co.jp
Technologies
| Name | Cluster | Risk | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amino acids for feed (lysine, methionine, threonine, tryptophan) | food-alt-protein | Low | → |
Compiled by BIOECON from primary sources.
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