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SustainabilityPlanting mangrove forests to contribute to sustainability
Mangrove forests are an important tool in the fight against climate change. That's why the Indonesian government has committed to an ambitious programme of mangrove reforestation in the coming years. As part of its sustainability activities, De Heus Indonesia partnered with the government in a mangrove planting project in East Java. Based on the results of this project, our colleagues are using the knowledge and experience gained to develop other mangrove projects.
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NewsReinforcing commitment to sustainable agriculture in Indonesia De Heus opens its fifth production site in Purwodadi
De Heus, a global leader in animal nutrition, has further strengthened its presence in Indonesia with the successful acquisition and launch of its fifth production facility in Purwodadi, Central Java. This strategic expansion underscores De Heus' unwavering commitment to advancing sustainable livestock farming and empowering local communities.
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PremixBringing high-quality premixes to Asia
With a growing agricultural sector, Asia is a region ripe with opportunities for a company like De Heus which aims to be a global premix animal feed supplier. It already has a rapidly expanding feed and specialities business in many countries in Asia like Vietnam, Indonesia, Myanmar, Cambodia and India. Now the company plans to establish its own premix animal feed production in Vietnam. We talk to Gabor Fluit, CEO Asia, about how De Heus is bringing its deep knowledge and expertise to the Asian markets and what customers can expect.
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TraineeshipArno Willemink – COO Asia
Growing up on a dairy farm, as a child Arno Willemink (32) was naturally already involved in the livestock business. His Industrial Engineering and Management degree at the University of Twente would not lead him directly to the agriculture sector. In 2012, however, he embarked on an internship for De Heus Vietnam, doing market research about the Myanmar market which De Heus was planning to open up. This made him aware of the opportunities for Dutch agricultural companies abroad. After completing his master’s degree in Financial Engineering and Management, he started as Trainee Purchasing & Trading in 2015. Since 2018 Arno has lived in Asia, first as Purchasing Director Asia in Vietnam and since 2022 as COO Asia.
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De Heus - Nutrifarms Customer day
Last week De Heus-Nutrifarms held their first Customer Day in the city of Rio Claro, São Paulo. More than 170 customers got acquaintance with the blended strength between De Heus Animal Nutrition and Nutrifarms. On this successful event customers learned all about the extended portfolio of products and services and how they can benefit from this collaboration.
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SustainabilityOur employees' health
We consider it of great importance to contribute to our employees’ physical and mental well-being. In this context, everybody is regularly invited to participate in a Preventive Medical Examination. The personal results are only discussed with the employee concerned. This way, he or she will obtain insight into their own lifestyle and health. The general results allow us to improve our employees’ health and sustainable employability even further. For example, we offer discounts on visits to fitness centres. In fact, this has become one of the fixed terms of employment.
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SustainabilityOur approach to sustainable soy
Today, feed and food producers have several options for sourcing sustainable soy. While the common goal of zero deforestation and land conversion is the same, opinions differ about the best way to achieve this.
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Our peopleLuka Lam - Farm Design Specialist
Luka joined De Heus in May 2015, spending the first 6 months in the Central Sales team before moving to his current position as Farm Design Specialist in the Agra-Matic team. It has been 5 years of "rolling" - sticking with this job since Luka got his current line manager, Mr Edison, Farm Design Consultant.
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PremixA modern factory designed to optimize production and product control
De Heus and Koudijs premix animal nutrition is formulated to deliver consistent performance. Customers rely on it. This predictability requires constant attention to quality throughout the production process. Particularly since each premix is tailored to the needs of the customer. The company is flexible with its blends, but not with its standards. The premix animal nutrition factory in Veghel, the Netherlands embodies this philosophy. Nic Langeveld, Manager Premix, and Arianne Schoofs, QA Manager, tell us how the factory is designed and organised so that its output delivers maximum performance consistently.
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Our peopleDalibor Opačina - Commercial Manager
What kind of skills does a good commercial manager need to own? And how many impact can a commercial manager make with his knowledge on lager scale? Dalibor tells you all about his vision and experiences as a commercial manager at De Heus.
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