The feed-use amino acids market pioneer

Our history

Main dates of a development dedicated to the animal feed sector

• 1974
• 1976
• 1987
• 1990
• 1994
• 1997
• 1999
• 2000
• 2002
• 2005
• 2007
• 2009

• 1974

  
  • EUROLYSINE, a French-Japanese joint-venture between AJINOMOTO and ORSAN was set up on August the 14^th in 1974.
  • The construction of the Amiens plant began this year.

• 1976

  
  • Starting up of production of the first amino acid at the Amiens plant: L-Lysine.
  • The annual initial capacity was 5,000 tons (L-Lysine HCl equivalent).

• 1987

  
  • Starting up of production of the second amino acid at the Amiens plant: L-Threonine.
  • The annual initial capacity was 500 tons.

• 1990

  
  • Several extension steps in the 80's allowed to exceed an annual production capacity of 40,000 T of L-Lysine HCl.

• 1994

  
  • EUROLYSINE was the first producer to launch a liquid form of L-Lysine (LLB 50) to meet the expectations of the Feed Industry.
  • AJINOMOTO increased its stake in EUROLYSINE to reach 75% of the capital.

• 1997

  
  • EUROLYSINE became a wholly-owned subsidiary of AJINOMOTO.

• 1999

  
  • Production capacities of L-Lysine and L-Threonine were regularly increased at the Amiens plant to reach, in 1999, 60,000 tons of L-Lysine and 12,500 tons of L-Threonine.

• 2000

  
  • In July, EUROLYSINE officially became AJINOMOTO EUROLYSINE.
  • Starting up of production of the third amino acid at the Amiens plant: L-Tryptophan.
  • The annual initial capacity was 1,000 tons.

• 2002

  
  • The annual production capacity of L-Threonine doubled, increasing to
    35,000 tons per year.

• 2005

  
  • After gradually optimizing process for L-Tryptophan production, the annual production capacity is increased up to
    1,300 tons.

• 2007

  
  • The annual production capacity of L-Tryptophan increased more than twice up to 2,800 tons.

• 2009

  
  • Starting up of production of the fourth amino acid at the Amiens plant: L-Valine.
  • After L-Threonine in 1987 and L-Tryptophan in 2000, AJINOMOTO EUROLYSINE S.A.S. is again the first to launch the production of L-Valine.
  • This new feed-grade amino acid constitutes a breakthrough the feed optimization barrier.