Germany, March 18 -- Evonik is continuing to optimize its global production setup for MetAMINO(R) (DL-methionine) with a technical upgrade of its European methionine Verbund Antwerp (Belgium)/Wesseling (Germany). The low double-digit million euro investment requires a partial shutdown of these facilities for 8-10 weeks in the period May to July 2025. All existing contracts and supply agreements will be honored. Measures to increase process efficiency and reliability include a new process control system and a new bagging station. Various technical improvements will contribute to reduce nitrogen, sulfur, and CO2 emissions. Evonik is the only global player in methionine that serves growing global feed markets from three world-scale production ...