CJ CheilJedang and ADM to Form New Joint Venture to Strengthen Amino Acid Production and Supply Chains

Lance Haeryong Choi, Senior Vice President of CJ CheilJedang

“By combining CJ’s industry-leading fermentation technology to produce amino acids for animal nutrition and technical marketing with ADM’s U.S. manufacturing footprint and strong feedstock supply, the joint venture is positioned to seek enhanced cost competitiveness and support stable domestic production for North America.”

Lance Haeryong Choi, Senior Vice President of CJ CheilJedang

“Together, CJ and ADM will help to strengthen global food security and supply chain resilience as well as supporting American communities and manufacturing jobs.”

Kris Lutt, Vice President of Innovation and Growth at ADM

“Customers know that challenging global market conditions are putting continued U.S. domestic production of feed-grade amino acids, particularly lysine, at risk.”

Kris Lutt, Vice President of Innovation and Growth at ADM

“This joint venture will strengthen U.S. production, creating a more reliable U.S. source of supply by bringing together the right assets, products and capabilities to support continued production in a highly competitive environment.”

Kris Lutt, Vice President of Innovation and Growth at ADM

“Recent decisions by the U.S. Department of Commerce and U.S. International Trade Commission to eliminate unfair trade practices affecting U.S. imports of lysine by China give us even greater confidence that this is the right step.”

Kris Lutt, Vice President of Innovation and Growth at ADM

“ADM will continue to use its global fermentation capacity and expertise to meet customer needs and as a platform for growth as we explore new ways to serve food, feed and industrial markets through precision fermentation.”