Novus International

Novus International, Inc.
Founded St. Louis, Missouri (1991)
Headquarters St. Charles, Missouri, USA
Website www.novusint.com

Novus International, Inc., headquartered in metro St. Louis, Missouri, U.S., is an animal health and nutrition company.[1] It serves customers ranging from animal nutritionists to veterinarians, to individual animal owners.[2] Novus is privately owned by Mitsui & Co. (U.S.), and Nippon Soda Co., Ltd. and operates in over 90 countries.[1] Novus's products include amino acids, organic trace minerals, feed preservatives, and various nutrition and health products.[2]

History

Early 1950s – Monsanto begins metabolism studies and the development of methionine hydroxy analogue (MHA feed supplement) production begins at Monsanto's Everett, Massachusetts location.
1954 – MHA project moves to Monsanto's St. Louis research center and gets additional support.
1959 – SANTOQUIN is the first feed additive approved by the FDA.
1979 – ALIMET introduced.[2] First sale of ALIMET feed supplement to ConAgra Foods in El Dorado, Arkansas.
1991 – Mitsui & Co. and Nippon Soda acquire Monsanto's MHA and ALIMET businesses and form Novus International, Inc.[2][3][4]
1992 – Novus enters into contractual joint venture with Monsanto for SANTOQUIN feed preservative.
1993 – Novus Research Center completed and occupied at Missouri Research Park in St. Charles, Missouri. Novus begins managing customer inventories and automated order for bulk ALIMET and SANTOQUIN customers.{{http://www.novusint.com/en-us/About/History}}
1996 – Novus launches ALIMET for dairy.[2]
2003 – Novus completes purchase of SANTOQUIN and AGRADO from Solutia. Novus launches aquaculture business.
2007 –Novus hosts the first Sustainability Round-table discussion in St. Louis, Missouri. Arenus, a division of Novus Nutrition Brands, LLC (a Novus International Company) is formed. Arenus is dedicated to producing equine nutrition products as well as nutrition products for the canine market. Novus signs an exclusive worldwide agreement with Martek Biosciences Corporation to market and distribute Martek's DHA Gold in all poultry and swine feed and enrichment applications.{{http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/bitstream/156466/2/20120040.pdf}}
2008 – Novus completes global headquarters in Missouri Research Park, St. Charles, Missouri.{{http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/bitstream/156466/2/20120040.pdf}}
2011 – Novus celebrates 20th Anniversary and opening of MINTREX production facility in Little Rock, Arkansas.{{http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=aisRVuVpbIMc}}

Products

This is a comprehensive list of products offered by Novus International, Inc. The company operates in several industries which include: poultry, pork, dairy, beef, aquaculture, and companion animal.[5] Many of the products listed below may be found in more than one industry.

ACIDOMATRIX
ACIDOMIX preservative pre-mix
ACTIVATE nutritional feed acid
AGRADO feed ingredient
AIMS automated supply chain management system
ALIMET feed supplement
CIBENZA feed additive
FEEDGUARD feed preservative
GLYTREX organic trace mineral
IDEA assay
MET-PLUS feed supplement
MFP feed supplement
MHA feed supplement
MINTREX organic trace mineral
NATUGUARD feed preservative
PRO-STABIL preservative pre-mixture
QUINGUARD feed preservative
SANTOQUIN feed preservative
SOLIS anti-caking agent
SUR.FACE preservative premixture
ZORIEN yeast feed additive

Scholarship programs

Novus operates globally and awards several scholarships to support the research and work of graduate students in the agricultural industry.[6] There are currently programs operating throughout the United States, as well as in China, India, and Thailand.

Key people

Francois Fraudeau – President and CEO since March 2014 [7]

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