DSM‑Firmenich - Animal Nutrition & Health Business

What DSM‑Firmenich - Animal Nutrition & Health Business does

DSM-Firmenich's Animal Nutrition & Health (ANH) business unit develops and sells science-based nutritional solutions for livestock producers and pet food manufacturers, with a stated mission of enabling healthier livestock, healthier farms, and a healthier planet. Its core product portfolio centers on feed additives and nutritional ingredients, headlined by Bovaer®, a proprietary feed additive that reduces methane emissions from burping cattle, and by Veramaris® O3 Max Pure, a fish-oil-replacement omega-3 ingredient for pet nutrition launched at Petfood Forum 2026. The business is positioned on a 150-year combined heritage inherited from the 2023 merger of Royal DSM N.V. (founded 1902, Netherlands) and Firmenich SA (founded 1895, Switzerland) into dsm-firmenich AG, a publicly listed entity on SIX Swiss Exchange and Euronext Amsterdam that operates four business units (Perfumery & Beauty, Taste Texture & Health, Health Nutrition & Care, and Animal Nutrition & Health).

ANH operates a B2B enterprise field-sales go-to-market, selling directly to farmers and livestock producers and to pet food manufacturers. Its revenue model combines one-time or transactional product sales (nutritional products and feed additives) with recurring integrated nutrition solutions offered to producers, while pricing is not publicly disclosed. The unit is delivered through a global direct sales network anchored by parent offices in Switzerland and the Netherlands, reaching customers across the Americas, Europe, MEA, and Asia. It leverages a 2,000+-scientist R&D base from the wider group (~21,000 employees, ~€9bn+ group sales from continuing operations, ~20% adjusted EBITDA margin) to develop science-led sustainable nutrition solutions.

In February 2026, dsm-firmenich announced an agreement to divest ANH to CVC Capital Partners, with the transaction pending as of the latest available information. ANH is also referenced in a subsequent April 2026 corporate action (sale of Action Pin business), reflecting dsm-firmenich's broader portfolio reshaping. As a carve-out candidate, ANH presents as a science-driven, enterprise-B2B nutritional ingredients platform with proprietary sustainability technology (Bovaer®), a recently launched pet food extension (Veramaris® O3 Max Pure), and global distribution — though unit-level financials are not separately disclosed.

Name

DSM‑Firmenich - Animal Nutrition & Health Business

Legal name

dsm-firmenich AG

Website

https://dsm-firmenich.com

Company type

Public

Founded year

2023

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

5,001–10,000 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Animal Feed Additives

NAICS

Animal Food Manufacturing (3111), Animal Food Manufacturing (31111), Other Animal Food Manufacturing (311119), Dog and Cat Food Manufacturing (311111)

SIC

Agricultural Prod-Livestock & Animal Specialties (200), Agricultural Services (700)

akta.pro primary industry

Livestock & Poultry Nutrition (Feed & Premixes) (HLAMAHAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Functional Lipids & Essential Fatty Acids (Omega-3, Protected Fats) (AFADALAL), Performance & Metabolic Modifiers (e.g., Betaine, Carnitine) (AFADAKAI), Specialty Diet Formulation (starter/finisher, transition diets, heat-stress, high-forage, low-starch) (AFADAMAJ), Animal Nutrition & Feeding Support Services (On-Farm Feeding, Feed Management) (AFAEALAJ)

Keywords

• Animal feed additives
• Methane reduction feed
• Livestock nutrition premixes
• Pet food ingredients
• Aquaculture omega-3

Headquarters

HQ city

Kaiseraugst

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Animal Nutrition & Health Products: Sale of nutritional products, feed additives, and health solutions for livestock and animal production
2. Integrated Nutrition Solutions: Comprehensive animal nutrition and health solutions sold directly to farmers and livestock producers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

DSM-Firmenich's Animal Nutrition & Health business develops, manufactures, and sells specialty feed additives, vitamin and mineral premixes, and sustainability-focused ingredients for livestock, aquaculture, and pet food producers. Flagship offerings include Bovaer®, a feed additive that reduces enteric methane emissions in cattle, and Veramaris®, an algal-derived omega-3 (EPA/DHA) ingredient for aquafeed and pet food. Customers are commercial feed manufacturers, integrators, and animal protein producers rather than end consumers.

Product overview

DSM-Firmenich is a science-driven innovation company in nutrition, health, and beauty with four complementary business units. The Animal Nutrition & Health Business focuses on sustainable protein production through feed additives and farm solutions. The broader company portfolio includes Perfumery & Beauty (Fine Fragrance, Consumer Brands Fragrances, and Fragrance Innovation including skinpositive™ moisture and skinpositive™ biome technologies), Taste, Texture & Health (food and beverage ingredients), and Health, Nutrition & Care (pharmaceutical ingredients, biotics, carotenoids, enzymes, HMOs, vitamins, and nutritional lipids). The company operates with approximately €9+ billion in sales from continuing operations and ~20% adjusted EBITDA margin, employing ~21,000 people globally. Recent innovations include Bovaer® for methane reduction in cattle and Veramaris® O3 Max Pure as a fish oil replacement.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Animal Nutrition & Health: Protein production that powers more sustainable nutrition – from healthier livestock to healthier farms and a healthier planet, helping farmers navigate and accelerate the food system transition.

Products and services

• Bovaer® A feed additive containing 3-nitrooxypropanol (3-NOP) that suppresses enteric methane formation in dairy and beef cattle, targeted at commercial feed mills, dairy producers, and integrated beef operations seeking to reduce methane emissions and support Scope 3 reporting.
• Veramaris® Algal-derived omega-3 (EPA and DHA) ingredient used to replace or supplement fish oil in aquaculture feeds (salmon, trout, shrimp) and in pet food, targeted at aquafeed manufacturers and pet food producers seeking sustainably sourced marine fatty acids.
• Animal nutrition premixes and specialty feed additives Species-specific vitamin, mineral, amino acid, and eubiotic premixes and feed additives formulated for poultry, swine, ruminants, and aquaculture, sold to feed mills and integrated livestock producers to optimize animal performance, health, and feed conversion.

Quantifiable outcome

• Significant reduction in methane emissions from livestock through Bovaer® feed additive
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability6 records

Feature9 records

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Alltech: Alltech is a global animal nutrition company focused on feed additives, yeast-based ingredients, and sustainability-driven solutions for livestock — closely aligned with ANH's specialty additives and sustainability positioning.
• Adisseo: Adisseo specializes in feed additives including methionine, vitamins, and specialty ingredients for animal nutrition — directly comparable to ANH's feed additive and premix portfolio serving livestock producers globally.
• Novus International: Novus International is a feed additive company focused on methionine, trace minerals, and specialty nutrition for livestock and poultry — a direct peer in feed additives and performance ingredients.
• Cargill Animal Nutrition: Cargill operates a large-scale animal nutrition business supplying feed additives, premixes, and specialty ingredients to livestock producers globally — directly comparable to ANH's feed additives and integrated nutrition offering across dairy, beef, poultry, and pet food.
• Kemin Industries: Kemin Industries manufactures specialty ingredients and feed additives for animal nutrition and health, including antioxidant, gut health, and palatability solutions — overlapping with ANH's specialty nutrition and additive portfolio.
• Evonik Animal Nutrition: Evonik's Animal Nutrition business produces essential amino acids (e.g., MetAMINO) and specialty feed additives for livestock, directly competing with ANH in performance and sustainability-oriented feed solutions.
• ADM Animal Nutrition: ADM Animal Nutrition manufactures and sells complete feeds, premixes, feed additives, and specialty ingredients for livestock and pet food — directly overlapping with ANH's product portfolio in amino acids, specialty ingredients, and sustainable nutrition.

Broad incumbents

• Elanco Animal Health: Elanco is a major animal health company spanning pharmaceuticals, vaccines, and nutritional health products for livestock and pets — broader portfolio than ANH but overlapping in animal health and nutrition adjacencies.
• Phibro Animal Health: Phibro Animal Health offers nutritional specialty products, feed additives, and animal health pharmaceuticals across livestock species — comparable to ANH's feed additive and nutritional health portfolio though broader in scope.
• Zoetis: Zoetis is the largest pure-play animal health company, with nutritional and health products for livestock and companion animals — a broad incumbent operating in adjacent animal nutrition and health categories to ANH.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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