Kemin Industries
Agriculture Des Moines, IA · Private
Kemin Industries is a well-established privately held ingredient manufacturer with a diversified global footprint across agriculture, animal health, and specialty ingredients serving 90+ countries. The company operates multiple manufacturing and R&D facilities across the Midwest with no recent expansion or operational announcements.
Kemin Industries is a privately held, family-owned global ingredient manufacturer founded in 1961 that supplies over 500 specialty ingredients for animal health and nutrition, human health, pet food, food technologies, crop technologies, aquaculture, and textile industries. The company operates in more than 90 countries and serves roughly 80% of the world's population with its products and services.
Employees
3,300
Mfg Plants
5
All Facilities
9
Activity
3/10
Type
Private
Plant Locations (9 mapped)
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Manufacturing Plants (5)
Kemin Michigan (formerly Algal Scientific)
Plymouth, MI
Beta-glucan manufacturing facility acquired by Kemin; produces immune-support ingredient beta-glucan for animal and human nutrition applications
Kemin Nutrisurance — Sarcoxie Plant
Sarcoxie, MO
Pet food and animal nutrition manufacturing in southwest Missouri; part of Kemin Nutrisurance business unit serving the pet food and rendering industries
Kemin Nutrisurance — Verona Plant
Verona, MO
Pet food and rendering technologies manufacturing; Kemin's first Missouri facility, opened 2011; produces specialty ingredients for the pet food and rendering industries
Kemin Proteus Manufacturing Facility — Verona
Verona, MO
$70M, 38,000 sq ft plant opened August 2023; produces Proteus line of clean-label dry functional protein ingredients for meat and poultry industry; capacity for >1 billion lbs of treated product; FSSC 22000 certified
Bio-Cide International, a Kemin Company
Norman, OK
Acquired by Kemin in May 2021; manufactures antimicrobial and biosecurity products including Cl2O2-based disinfectants for biofuel, agriculture, and industrial applications
Other Facilities (4)
Kemin Industries Distribution & Warehouse Center (Maury St)
Des Moines, IA · distribution
340,500 sq ft warehouse/distribution facility completed ~2024; consolidates eight prior Kemin warehouses into one central logistics hub east of the Scott Ave headquarters; also classified as Other Animal Food Manufacturing (NAICS 311119) with EPA
Kemin Industries World Headquarters & Manufacturing
Des Moines, IA · hq
Worldwide HQ and primary US manufacturing/R&D campus; $30M HQ building opened 2017; FSSC 22000 certified; Molecular Advancement Center Research Lab on site; produces animal nutrition, food technology, and crop technology ingredients
Kemin Health, LC
Des Moines, IA · r&d
Human health and nutraceutical business unit; R&D and commercial operations for Kemin's human nutrition product lines including dietary supplement ingredients
Hennessy Research Associates, a Kemin Company
Lenexa, KS · r&d
Acquired by Kemin in August 2025; animal vaccine R&D, biological manufacturing, and CRO/CDMO/CMO capabilities; more than 50 scientists; part of Kemin Biologics portfolio; located in the US animal health corridor