
Alltech opens state of the art manufacturing plant in Pune
Pune: Alltech the global leader in animal nutrition has officially opened its state of the art manufacturing plant in Pune, India on27th October, 2018. The opening ceremony was joined by more than 150 stakeholders from animal industry; this plant is designed to satisfy the needs of Alltech’s customers in the region and will be the largest organic trace mineral plant in Asia.
Alltech India started its office in 2001 and its production operations in India in 2004 in Bengaluru. Over the years, the company has grown twenty fold, serving poultry, dairy, aqua feed millers and farmers to improve their efficiency and profitability.
“When we outgrew our plant capacity in 2016 and decided to expand our business and invest in a bigger plant, Pune was the first choice,” said Dr. Mark Lyons, President and CEO Alltech. “Pune is one of India’s fastest growing cities. With a cosmopolitan population of over proximity to the port and speedy development this was an ideal place for us to be able to cater to our customers in a faster and more effective way.”
The Pune facility was designed to cater not only the local market, but to Southeast Asia, Australia and Europe as well.