# Evonik strengthens world-scale methionine production hub in U.S. - Feed & Additive Magazine

> Evonik will build a methyl mercaptan plant at its Mobile, Alabama site, an intermediate currently sourced from third parties, to produce DL-methionine. The investment is about EUR 150 million over three years, with start-up planned for the second half of 2024.

- Date: 2022-02-24 · published 2022-02-24T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/43026-evonik-strengthens-world-scale-methionine-production-hub-in-u-s-feed-and
- Commodities: [Methionine](https://feedsoft.ai/c/METH.md)

## Why it matters

Backward integration into methyl mercaptan secures methionine supply for Americas feed buyers, a modest long-term easing of the methionine tightness, with no near-term price impact.

## Read by commodity

- METH: neutral

## Sources

- feedandadditive.com: https://www.feedandadditive.com/evonik-strengthens-world-scale-methionine-production-hub-in-us/

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