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Royal De Heus goes for sustainable soy in Europe
In the Netherlands, De Heus has been using sustainable soy for the production of compound feed since 2015. With the signing of the FEFAC Covenant 'sustainable soy', De Heus is taking an important step towards the use of responsibly grown soy for compound feed within its factories located in Poland, Spain, Portugal Czech Republic and Slovakia as well. The covenant stipulates that the use of responsible soy in compound feed in all feed mills situated in the European Union will be a reality by 2025 at the latest.
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Start-up of doctoral research into broiler breeder nutrition and chick quality
At the beginning of March, an extensive chain-transcending doctoral research project was initiated at the De Heus experimental farm in Alphen (The Netherlands) in cooperation with Wageningen University & Research. The objective is to investigate the influence of the broiler breeder nutrition on egg composition and chick quality. With this unique study, De Heus aims to gain greater insight into the relationship between the broiler breeder nutrition and broiler quality. With the results of this study, De Heus wants to contribute to the realisation of excellent chick quality and start-up of the day-old chicks.
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De Heus Animal Nutrition strengthens its position in Indonesia with the acquisition of Neovia Indonesia
On the 2nd of June, De Heus Animal Nutrition (De Heus) completed the acquisition of the compound feed operations of Neovia Indonesia (PT Welgro Feedmill and PT Wirifa Sakti) from ADM. With two compound feed mills located in West-Java and East-Java and total sales volume of 125,000 tonnes in 2019, Welgro and Wirifa focus mainly on the poultry, aqua and swine feed segments. For De Heus Indonesia, the acquisition is an important step in its ambition to become a leading player in the Indonesian animal feed market.
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Co de Heus informs president China and royal family
Co de Heus informs Chinese President Xi Jinping, his wife and the King and Queen of The Netherlands on the cooperation with WELLHOPE and on the quality system of the Dutch animal feed industry, TRUST FEED. During the two-day state visit of the Chinese President Xi Jinping, Co de Heus, chief executive of De Heus Animal Nutrition, had the honour on Sunday 23 March to update the Chinese President and His Majesty King Willem Alexander and Queen Maxima, on TRUST FEED, the quality control system the Dutch feed industry has developed.
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Our peopleInnocent Delani Mathonsi - Shift Supervisor at De Heus South Africa
On November 19, 2023, Innocent Delani Mathonsi, better known as Dee to his coworkers, will celebrate his 20-year Long Service Award for dedicated service to De Heus. Innocent commenced work at the Umlaas Mill in Kwa-Zulu Natal, South Africa. In 2003, he initially started as a pellet operator for 18 months before receiving training to become a raw material operator. He subsequently earned a promotion to the role of shift supervisor, which he has held for the past 17 years, in addition to completing a Supervisory Development Diploma through the Durban University of Technology.
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TestimonialSuccess and innovation in the family business through collaboration with De Heus
Discover how the Petrović Family Farm transformed from a small-scale operation to a leading poultry business through a strategic partnership with De Heus. Learn about their journey of innovation, improved animal health, and enhanced egg production.
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De Heus LLC sponsors Cycle4Girls of charity Plan Netherlands
De Heus LLC Vietnam, an operating company of De Heus Animal Nutrition, sponsors the challenge of Carli Aulich, who will be cycling 300 kilometers in four days for Plan Netherlands. She leaves the Netherlands on March 8, International Women’s Day, together with 25 other Dutch women. Thanks to the contribution of De Heus, Aulich has already collected € 4,000. Plan spends this on projects to make sure that children in Vietnam have access to education, proper sanitation, safe drinking water and that they can grow up in a safe environment.
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NewsDe Heus Animal Nutrition partners with Black Jaguar Foundation to help realise the Araguaia Biodiversity Corridor
On August 17 De Heus Animal Nutrition signed a long-term partnership with the Black Jaguar Foundation to support their efforts in strengthening the longest of all nature corridors on earth and one of South America’s largest reforestation projects. The Araguaia Biodiversity Corridor in Central Brazil will have a total length of 2,600 kilometres and a width of up to 40 kilometres situated alongside the riverbanks of the entire Araguaia River and part of the Tocantins River. The Corridor connects two of the world’s most vital ecosystems: the Amazon rainforest and the Cerrado savanna.
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Royal De Heus strengthens position in Europe with acquisition of Spanish-Portuguese company Nuter
On November 27 th 2015, Royal De Heus signed an agreement for the complete takeover of the Spanish-Portuguese compound feed company Nuter.
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Our peopleAnke Swinkels and Eke Sinnema – female bulk truck drivers
Anke Swinkels (35) and Eke Sinnema (23) both work as dry bulk tanker truck drivers for De Heus in the Veghel area of the Netherlands. Being a truck driver wasn’t a lifelong dream for either of them, but they are both very happy with their career choice. Working in two shifts, they enjoy the variety, freedom and autonomy offered by the job.
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