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Actus Nutrition completed a state-of-the-art expansion this week at its Paris, Illinois manufacturing facility, doubling manufacturing capacity for prilled fats and other animal feed products. The project includes the installation of a new, specialized prilling tower designed to produce feed products used by modern dairy farming operations. In addition to expanding production capacity, the project includes infrastructure improvements to support future innovation efforts.

“This is an exciting time for our Animal Nutrition division. The animal nutrition industry is evolving at a rapid pace right now, particularly dairy nutrition.” says David Lenzmeier, CEO of Actus Nutrition. “This project helps us remain at the forefront of innovation for the next generation of advanced feed products.”

Actus Nutrition launched its flagship Energy Booster 100® rumen-bypass fat supplement in 1987, fundamentally shifting feeding strategies for dairy farms across the country. Energy Booster’s high levels of stearic acid increases milk production and components, while simultaneously improving body condition and reproduction. A balanced approach to feeding fatty acids, which includes palmitic, stearic and oleic acids, has since become the universally accepted approach to maximizing herd health and herd production.

“We will remain lock-step with addressing our customers’ needs.” says Ryan Lane, Senior Vice President of Actus’s Animal Nutrition Division. “We will continue to grow with the industry and be adaptive through innovation, always looking forward. This expansion project is what is all about.”

About Actus Nutrition:

Founded in 1945, Actus Nutrition is a vertically integrated manufacturer of nutritional ingredients for health and wellness products for people, livestock, and pets. Actus operates 14 manufacturing plants across six states. In addition to manufacturing the Energy Booster® line of fat supplements, Actus is also the leading North American manufacturer of milk replacer products and amino acid supplements for dairy cows. Additional information about Actus Nutrition can be found at Actus.com.