Evonik Degussa do Brasil

What Evonik Degussa do Brasil does

Evonik Degussa do Brasil is the Brazilian subsidiary of Evonik Industries AG (Frankfurt Stock Exchange: EVK), a publicly listed German specialty chemicals company. The entity is headquartered in São Paulo with a listed office presence in Americana, São Paulo, and operates with approximately 6 employees, functioning primarily as a sales and distribution arm for the parent's Animal Nutrition business line rather than as a standalone producer.

The underlying business supplies livestock producers — across poultry, swine and ruminant segments — with scientifically formulated amino acids, functional feed additives, and feed quality digital and analytical services designed to reduce feed costs and nitrogen emissions while supporting sustainable animal protein production. The flagship product is MetAMINO® (DL-methionine 99%, feed grade), produced at world-scale, fully backward-integrated facilities in Antwerp (Europe), Singapore (Asia) and Mobile, Alabama (Americas), with the European precursor supply anchored at the Wesseling site through a methanol-supply partnership with SYNEQT Pipelines, Lülsdorf Functional Solutions and Röhm GmbH. The portfolio also includes probiotics (launched June 2026 as an antibiotic alternative), animal and water hygiene solutions, and plant nutrition fertilizers.

The go-to-market model is enterprise field sales with embedded technical experts providing customized formulation consultation, supplemented by digital feed-quality tools, an annual 10% price increase on MetAMINO® effective March 2026, and multi-channel marketing across LinkedIn, YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, TikTok and WeChat. Pricing is quote-based and negotiated directly with customers, with the segmentation approach organized vertically by species and the Atlas Edition 2 research dataset (19 trials, 12 countries, over 2 million animals) providing the empirical backbone for the 65% bioefficacy claim.

Name

Evonik Degussa do Brasil

Legal name

Evonik Industries AG

Website

https://animal-nutrition.evonik.com

Company type

Public

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Evonik Degussa do Brasil is the Brazilian sales subsidiary of Evonik Industries AG's Animal Nutrition business, distributing MetAMINO® (DL-methionine), functional feed additives, probiotics and feed-quality digital services to Brazilian poultry, swine and ruminant producers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Animal Nutrition & Specialty Chemicals

NAICS

Animal Food Manufacturing (3111), Other Animal Food Manufacturing (311119), Animal Food Manufacturing (31111)

SIC

Agricultural Prod-Livestock & Animal Specialties (200)

akta.pro primary industry

Non-Antibiotic Health & Performance Supplements (Immune, Gut Health, Stress/Heat Support) (AFADALAO)

akta.pro secondary industries

Feed Additives & Medicated Feed (Coccidiostats, Ionophores, Antibiotic Alternatives) (HLAMAHAI), Nutraceuticals & Functional Ingredients for Animal Diets (Probiotics, Omega-3, Joint, GI) (HLAMAHAH)

Keywords

• Animal nutrition products
• Amino acid supplements
• Feed additives
• Livestock nutrition
• DL-methionine production

Headquarters

HQ city

São Paulo

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Amino Acid Sales: Sale of amino acids including MetAMINO (DL-methionine) for animal feed applications. Production facilities in Europe (Antwerp), Asia (Singapore), and Americas (Mobile, Alabama) with backward integration of methyl mercaptan supply.
2. Functional Feed Additives: Sale of functional feed additives for livestock nutrition, health, and performance optimization
3. Feed Quality & Digital Services: Digital tools, analytical services, and handling services for feed quality optimization

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Evonik Degussa do Brasil distributes and supports Evonik Animal Nutrition's specialty chemical portfolio in Brazil, centered on DL-methionine (MetAMINO®) and a broader amino acid range used to reduce feed costs and nitrogen emissions. The offering is complemented by functional feed additives, probiotics as antibiotic alternatives, animal and water hygiene solutions, and digital feed quality services tailored for poultry, swine, and ruminant producers.

Product overview

Evonik Animal Nutrition is an expert in animal nutrition and health, offering a comprehensive portfolio centered on amino acids (including MetAMINO® DL-methionine), functional feed additives, and feed quality services. The product line includes amino acids for reducing feed costs and nitrogen emissions, functional feed additives for optimal livestock health and performance, animal and water hygiene solutions, feed quality and digital services for optimization, plant nutrition and fertilizers, and probiotics as antibiotic alternatives. These products and services combine to supply customized solutions for sustainable and efficient production of animal protein.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• MetAMINO: DL-methionine product for animal nutrition, featuring the 65% bioefficacy concept for poultry, swine, and ruminants.
• AMINONEWS

Products and services

• MetAMINO® (DL-methionine) DL-methionine (99%, feed grade) amino acid product for animal nutrition that helps reduce feed costs and nitrogen emissions while ensuring animals receive all necessary nutrients, featuring the 65% bioefficacy concept.
• Amino Acids Portfolio Portfolio of amino acids that reduce feed costs and nitrogen emissions while ensuring livestock animals receive all necessary nutrients.
• Functional Feed Additives Functional feed additives designed to balance livestock feeds for optimal health and performance.
• Probiotics Probiotic solutions as alternatives to antibiotics in livestock production to combat antibiotic resistance.
• Animal & Water Hygiene Solutions for ensuring hygienic animal housing and water hygiene for livestock operations.
• Feed Quality & Digital Services Digital tools, analytical and handling services to optimize feed quality.
• Plant Nutrition & Fertilizers Fertilizers and processing aids that combine crop performance with sustainability.

Quantifiable outcome

• 65% bioefficacy concept universally applicable across species and geographies
• +1 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• SYNEQT PipelinescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 June 2026Infrastructure partnership for methanol pipeline supply to the Wesseling methionine production site in Germany's Kölner Süden region. SYNEQT provides pipeline infrastructure expertise enabling secure raw material supply.
• Lülsdorf Functional Solutions GmbHcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 June 2026Joint collaboration in Cologne South (Kölner Süden) for securing methanol supply for methionine precursor production at the Wesseling site.
• Röhm GmbHcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 June 2026Collaboration partner in the methanol supply solution for methionine production network in Europe, located in the Cologne South industrial area.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Alltech: Privately held animal nutrition company with strong presence in yeast-based additives, organic trace minerals, and species-specific solutions; overlaps with Evonik's functional additive positioning.
• Kemin Industries: Specialty ingredient manufacturer focused on functional feed additives, gut health, and antimicrobial alternatives; competes most directly with Evonik's probiotics and functional additive lines.
• Chr. Hansen (now Novozymes OneHealth): Microbial solutions provider with significant animal/probiotic portfolio; the most direct overlap with Evonik's newly launched livestock probiotics line targeting antibiotic reduction.

Direct peers

• CJ CheilJedang: Produces bio-based methionine and a broad feed additive portfolio, competing directly with Evonik's MetAMINO and increasingly pressuring conventional DL-methionine economics with fermentation-based alternatives.
• Novus International: Specialty feed additive company (methionine hydroxy analogue MHA, organic trace minerals, enzymes) serving the same poultry, swine, and ruminant customers with overlapping functional additive solutions.
• Adisseo (Bluestar Adisseo): Direct competitor in DL-methionine and feed additives; operates Rhodimet® methionine products and a comparable global production footprint, making it the closest head-to-head rival in core amino acids for animal nutrition.

Broad incumbents

• Cargill Animal Nutrition: Global agribusiness giant with a large premix, compound feed, and feed additive offering; broad incumbent with deep customer relationships in poultry and swine across Latin America.
• ADM Animal Nutrition: Vertically integrated agribusiness serving livestock producers with premixes, complete feeds, and feed additives; comparable in target segments (poultry, swine, dairy) and global reach.
• BASF Animal Nutrition: Diversified chemicals incumbent with a substantial animal nutrition portfolio (vitamins, carotenoids, organic acids) competing for the same livestock-producer wallet across additives and feed quality.
• dsm-firmenich Animal Nutrition & Health: Global animal nutrition incumbent offering vitamins, premixes, enzymes, and performance additives; broader portfolio but directly competes on feed optimization and species-specific nutrition solutions.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/EvonikIndustries
• Facebookfacebook.com/Evonik
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/evonik-degussa-do-brasil
• Instagraminstagram.com/evonikofficial
• TikToktiktok.com/@evonikofficial

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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