BASF reveals new product to unlock hidden nutrients for the animal feed industry
- Natuphos® E launched for India market
- Helping poultry better utilize phosphorous and other important nutrients like energy, proteins and minerals
Mumbai, India – January 19, 2016 – Global chemical company, BASF, has launched an exciting new enzyme for animal nutrition, Natuphos® E, in India. Natuphos® E helps poultry to utilize phosphorous and key nutrients more efficiently – bringing a wide range of benefits to the animal feed industry and to local farmers.
As the first company to market a phytase for feed 25 years ago, BASF is once again proud to be setting a new standard in feed phytase technology. Natuphos® E is an enzyme known as phytase, which helps pigs and poultry better utilize phosphorous, other important nutrients such as proteins and calcium as well as energy.
The majority of phosphorous in grains and oilseeds is bound to phytic acid, an anti-nutritive factor found in feed. Phytate-bound phosphorous can hardly be used by animals such as pigs and poultry, and is therefore lost as a potential nutrient and excreted. As a result, manufacturers need to supplement the feed with either inorganic phosphates or very effective phytases to make sure the animals are supplied adequately with the required amounts of the essential mineral phosphorous.
BASF’s animal nutrition expert, Leon Hall, said “BASF introduced the world’s first phytase feed enzyme, Natuphos®, 25 years ago. We are very excited to announce that the next generation technology is here and it has been built on decades of experience. Our new phytase is called Natuphos® E because it’s more efficient, economical and environmentally friendly than its predecessor, which has been the industry gold standard for the last two-and-a-half decades.”
“This novel, hybrid 6-phytase shows excellent stability properties. It withstands the rigors of feed production and handling, and shows excellent efficiency in the animal,” Hall said.
Manufactured by BASF in Germany, Natuphos® E delivers superior pelleting and premix stability in challenging environments and feed-production processes, in addition to a long-term shelf life stability.
About BASF’s Nutrition & Health division
BASF Nutrition & Health provides a comprehensive product and service portfolio for the human and animal nutrition, pharmaceutical and flavor & fragrance industries. With innovative solutions and modern technologies we help our customers improve their business efficiency and the sustainability of their products. Our human nutrition solutions include vitamins and carotenoids, plant sterols, emulsifiers and omega-3 fatty acids. Vitamins and carotenoids also form an important part of our animal nutrition portfolio, as do other feed additives like trace elements, enzymes and organic acids. We provide the pharmaceutical industry with a broad range of excipients and selected large-volume active pharmaceutical ingredients such as ibuprofen and omega-3 fatty acids. Furthermore, we offer aroma ingredients such as citral, geraniol and L-menthol. BASF Nutrition & Health operates sites in Europe, North America, South America and in Asia-Pacific. For more information, go to www.basf.com.
About BASF
At BASF, we create chemistry – and have been doing so for 150 years. Our portfolio ranges from chemicals, plastics, performance products and crop protection products to oil and gas. As the world’s leading chemical company, we combine economic success with environmental protection and social responsibility. Through science and innovation, we enable our customers in nearly every industry to meet the current and future needs of society. Our products and solutions contribute to conserving resources, ensuring nutrition and improving quality of life. We have summed up this contribution in our corporate purpose: We create chemistry for a sustainable future. BASF had sales of over €74 billion in 2014 and around 113,000 employees as of the end of the year. BASF shares are traded on the stock exchanges in Frankfurt (BAS), London (BFA) and Zurich (AN). Further information on BASF is available on the Internet at www.basf.com.
