Chemlock Nutrition

What Chemlock Nutrition does

Chemlock Nutrition is a Cincinnati, Ohio-based manufacturer and supplier of proprietary vitamin and mineral feed ingredients for livestock, serving dairy, beef, poultry, and swine producers across the United States. Founded in 2010 by father-son team Arun and Kris Mehan, the company built its initial business on cobalt and other commodity trace minerals before expanding into a portfolio of differentiated branded products: CalBal® [Pro] for transition cow calcium management using proprietary CaP Matrix Technology™, Nutrilock® Chromium Propionate for stress and milk-yield performance, Nutrilock® Hydroxy Minerals (TBCC, TBZC, TBMC) replacing sulfate trace minerals, Nutrivit® Puri-D® 25-hydroxy vitamin D3 produced via a patented one-step enzymatic conversion process, and Nutrilock® SelenoSure™ organic L-Selenomethionine selenium. The company's core technology premise is that chemistry-based manufacturing processes borrowed from human nutrition and adjacent industries yield ingredients with higher bioavailability, consistency, and cost-effectiveness than traditional fermentation-derived competitors.

The company operates a sales-led, direct enterprise go-to-market, selling primarily to large US feed manufacturers and integrators through technically-supported relationships with PhD nutritionists, third-party batch testing, and the Chemlock Standard™ 100% quality guarantee (ISO 9001, ISO 22000, GMP, HACCP, Fami-Qs, Safe Feed/Safe Food, OMRI certifications). Revenue is generated through unit-priced one-time ingredient sales with documented producer ROI (8:1 for chromium at $18/cwt milk, 5:1 for hydroxy minerals). Chemlock also operates Chemlock Tradehouse, a commodity trading division for vitamins and amino acids, and offers an iOS/Android feed rate calculator app. The company raised its first outside capital in 2021, achieved 70% annualized growth from 2017-2020, has launched five major products since 2022, and appointed Simon Walley as CEO effective December 2025 to scale beyond the current 1-10 person team.

Name

Chemlock Nutrition

Legal name

Chemlock Nutrition

Website

https://chemlocknutrition.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Chemlock Nutrition is a Cincinnati-based manufacturer of proprietary chemistry-based vitamin and mineral feed ingredients — including CalBal Pro, Nutrilock Chromium, Hydroxy Minerals, Puri-D, and SelenoSure — sold directly to large US feed manufacturers and integrators serving dairy, beef, poultry, and swine producers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Animal Feed Ingredients

NAICS

Animal Food Manufacturing (31111), Other Animal Food Manufacturing (311119)

SIC

Food And Kindred Products (2000)

akta.pro primary industry

Trace Mineral Premixes (Chelated/Organic & Inorganic) (AFADAGAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Minerals & Trace Elements (Chelated Minerals, Selenium, Zinc) (AFADALAC), Specialized Dairy Nutrition Base Powder & Premix Manufacturing (Vitamin/Mineral/Functional Premixes) (AFAHAHAJ), Livestock & Poultry Nutrition (Feed & Premixes) (HLAMAHAD)

Keywords

• Animal feed ingredients
• Trace mineral supplements
• Dairy nutrition products
• Livestock vitamin supplements
• Animal health additives

Headquarters

HQ city

Cincinnati

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Animal Nutrition Ingredients Sales: Chemlock Nutrition generates revenue through the sale of proprietary mineral and vitamin feed ingredients for livestock (dairy, beef, poultry, swine). Products include CalBal® [Pro], Nutrilock® Chromium, Nutrilock® Hydroxy Minerals, Nutrivit® Puri-D®, and Nutrilock® SelenoSure™. The company also offers commodity vitamins, amino acids, and other products through their Tradehouse division.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Chemlock Nutrition manufactures and sells proprietary vitamin and trace mineral feed ingredients (including CalBal Pro, Nutrilock Chromium, Nutrilock Hydroxy Minerals, Nutrivit Puri-D, and SelenoSure) for commercial dairy, beef, poultry, and swine operations. The company also offers commodity ingredient trading through Chemlock Tradehouse and custom premix solutions, with sales routed primarily through feed manufacturers, integrators, and direct commercial livestock producers.

Product overview

Chemlock Nutrition is an animal nutrition company offering a portfolio of feed ingredients and nutritional supplements for dairy, beef, poultry, and swine. The core product lineup includes CalBal® [Pro] for transition cow calcium management, Nutrilock® Chromium for glucose utilization and stress management, Nutrilock® Hydroxy Minerals (TBCC, TBZC, TBMC) for trace mineral supplementation, Nutrivit® Puri-D® for vitamin D3 optimization, and Nutrilock® SelenoSure™ for organic selenium. Supporting services include Chemlock Tradehouse for commodity trading and technical support from PhD nutritionists. All products are backed by The Chemlock Standard™ quality program with 100% quality guarantee.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Nutricow: Product brand for dairy cow nutrition solutions including CalBal products.
• Nutrilock
• Nutrivit

Products and services

• CalBal® Pro A proprietary calcium binder product for transition cow management in dairy operations, formulated using CaP Matrix Technology, targeted at commercial dairy producers and feed manufacturers serving them.
• Nutrilock® Chromium A chromium-based nutritional ingredient for dairy cattle, positioned within the Nutrilock line to support metabolic health and productivity; for inclusion in commercial dairy feed.
• Nutrilock® Hydroxy Minerals A line of hydroxy trace mineral ingredients (zinc, manganese, copper, and others) designed to improve bioavailability and reduce rumen reactivity compared with sulfate forms, for use in commercial livestock feed.
• Nutrivit® Puri-D® A dry vitamin D3-based ingredient delivering 25-hydroxyvitamin D3 (25-OH-D3) via a patented enzymatic conversion process for use in commercial dairy, beef, and poultry feed.
• Nutrilock® SelenoSure™ A proprietary selenium ingredient under the SelenoSure sub-brand within the Nutrilock portfolio, for inclusion in commercial livestock feed formulations.
• Common Trace Mineral Ingredients (Cobalt, Copper, Iodine, Manganese, Selenium, Zinc) Standard trace mineral ingredients — including cobalt, copper, iodine, manganese, selenium, and zinc — supplied in multiple forms for inclusion in commercial livestock feed.
• Custom Premix Solutions Customized premix formulations that combine Chemlock's trace minerals and vitamins into customer-specified blends for commercial livestock feed manufacturers and producers.
• Chemlock Tradehouse (Commodity Trading Division) Commodity trading division that connects buyers and sellers of commodity vitamins, amino acids, and other feed-grade ingredients globally, complementing Chemlock's proprietary branded product portfolio.
• Chemlock Mobile App A mobile application that provides product label lookup, ordering, and herd/farm-level management functionality for customers using Chemlock's nutritional ingredients.

Quantifiable outcome

• 50% reduction in dyscalcemia rates compared to herds feeding typical acidified diet
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• The Ohio State UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 June 2024Academic research partnership for dairy nutrition studies. Dr. W.P. Weiss from The Ohio State University collaborated on the chromium propionate milk yield study presented at the 2025 ADSA Annual Meeting. The study evaluated Nutrilock Chromium supplementation effects on multiparous Holstein cows from precalving through late lactation.
• Cornell University - McArt Dairy Cow LabcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDr. Jess McArt's research on subclinical hypocalcemia and dyscalcemia patterns was featured in Chemlock's Connecting the Dots Lecture Series video content. McArt's research on rumination and activity patterns in transition cows provided scientific foundation for understanding dyscalcemia prediction and management.
• American Dairy Science Association (ADSA)coreGTM or Marketing PartnerChemlock Nutrition presents research findings at ADSA Annual Meetings, including studies on chromium supplementation, transition cow management, and product efficacy. The 2025 ADSA presentation covered milk yield impacts of chromium propionate supplementation through late lactation.
• Professor Lance BaumgardminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProfessor Lance Baumgard's research on heat stress and ruminant physiology was referenced in Chemlock's educational content. His published review in Journal of Dairy Science on integrating understanding of stress physiology informed the company's approach to heat stress mitigation strategies.
• Third-Party Independent LaboratoriescoreTechnology or IntegrationAll products and product batches are tested at third-party/independent laboratories. For products like Nutrilock TBCC and Nutrilock Chromium, every single batch is tested at independent labs. Random batches are pulled for 3rd party verification to ensure quality standards.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Kemin Industries: Kemin supplies encapsulation-based and chelated minerals plus a wide range of feed additives (organic selenium, antioxidants) into the same livestock nutrition channels as Chemlock, providing broad-incumbent competition for transition-cow and trace-mineral premiums.
• Phibro Animal Health: Phibro is a diversified animal health and nutrition company offering trace minerals, vaccines, and feed additives into dairy and poultry markets. Its nutritional specialty products compete at the integrator level with Chemlock's vitamin/mineral premix portfolio.
• Alltech: Alltech is a global animal nutrition powerhouse operating across minerals, yeast/enzymes, and gut-health additives, including its Bioplex/TM-AR chelated trace mineral line and Sel-Plex organic selenium. Its broad portfolio competes with Chemlock across dairy, beef, poultry and swine.
• Trouw Nutrition (Nutreco): Trouw Nutrition is a large global premix and specialty feed-additive manufacturer serving livestock integrators. As a full-line premix supplier to enterprises, it competes broadly with Chemlock's direct-to-integrator premix and vitamin/mineral ingredient strategy.

Emerging players

• EW Nutrition: EW Nutrition is a specialty animal nutrition company offering phytogenics, organic trace minerals, and gut-health additives. Its trace-mineral and dairy transition product lines overlap with Chemlock's hydroxy minerals and CalBal Pro, making it a relevant emerging specialty competitor.

Direct peers

• Balchem Animal Nutrition & Health: Balchem is the dominant supplier of chelated/encapsulated minerals and is best known for ReaShure (rumen-protected choline) and chelated trace minerals used in transition cow programs. CalBal [Pro] and Nutrilock Hydroxy Minerals directly compete with Balchem's encapsulated mineral portfolio for dairy integrator slots.
• Novus International: Novus is a global animal nutrition company best known for methionine (Alimet/MHA) and chelated trace minerals. Its organic trace mineral (methionine hydroxy analogue-chelated) line competes with Chemlock's hydroxy mineral offerings for the same enterprise feed-manufacturer customers.
• Zinpro Corporation: Zinpro is the category leader in hydroxy trace minerals and chelated minerals (Zn, Mn, Cu, Fe) for livestock nutrition. Chemlock's Nutrilock Hydroxy Minerals (TBCC, TBZC, TBMC) compete head-to-head against Zinpro's Performance Minerals line for the same feed manufacturer and integrator accounts.
• Pancosma (Perstorp): Pancosma is a specialty animal nutrition company focused on chelated/organic trace minerals (IntelliBond hydroxy trace minerals) and protected trace minerals, competing for the same spec-in shelf space at large feed manufacturers as Chemlock's Nutrilock Hydroxy Minerals.
• Selko (Nutreco): Selko is Nutreco's animal feed additives business, including organic selenium (Selemax/Selacid), hydroxy trace minerals and dairy transition products. Its specialty feed-additive portfolio overlaps directly with Chemlock's Nutrilock Hydroxy Minerals, SelenoSure, and CalBal.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance9 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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