# Evonik
strengthens world scale methionine
production hub in the U.S. - Evonik Industries

> Evonik will build a methyl mercaptan plant at its Mobile, Alabama site, an intermediate used to make its MetAMINO (DL-methionine). The roughly EUR 150 million project is scheduled to start in the second half of 2024.

- Date: 2022-03-11 · published 2022-03-11T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/42603-evonik-strengthens-world-scale-methionine-production-hub-in-the-u-s-evonik
- Commodities: [Methionine](https://feedsoft.ai/c/METH.md)

## Why it matters

Backward integration gives Evonik more secure methionine supply for North and South America, which is a long-dated supply-side change with little near-term price effect on feed inputs.

## Read by commodity

- METH: neutral

## Sources

- central-south-america.evonik.com: https://central-south-america.evonik.com/en/evonik-strengthens-world-scale-methionine-production-hub-in-the-us-171105.html

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