# Greenhouse gas as a raw material for an important feed additive - International Aquafeed

> The Technical University of Munich reported a first use of gaseous CO2 as a feedstock for producing methionine through an enzymatic reaction. Methionine is an essential amino acid used widely in animal feed, with about one million tons produced worldwide each year. The results were published in Nature Catalysis and developed with support from Evonik.

- Date: 2018-07-28 · published 2018-07-28T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/64390-greenhouse-gas-as-a-raw-material-for-an-important-feed-additive-international
- Commodities: [Methionine](https://feedsoft.ai/c/METH.md)

## Why it matters

If scaled, the process could replace the six-step petrochemical route that uses hydrogen cyanide, which would change long-run methionine cost and supply. That is a future cost signal for feed formulators, not a near-term supply shock.

## Read by commodity

- METH: bearish ▼

## Sources

- millingandgrain.com: https://millingandgrain.com/greenhouse-gas-as-a-raw-material-for-an-important-feed-additive-18593/
- aquafeed.co.uk: https://www.aquafeed.co.uk/greenhouse-gas-as-a-raw-material-for-an-important-feed-additive-18594/

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