VIVESCIA INDUSTRIES 2022-2023 Animal nutrition NEALIA has returned respectable financial results,with profits up on the previous year despite highly volatile commodities and energy prices. In the ruminants segment, a fall in dry compound feed sales has been offset by a sharp rebound in moist feed Sanders, an Avril Group company — on two new sales. projects in the Ardennes area. The laying hens market is increasingly competitive, The 昀椀rst is to build a soya milling facility in Rethel, leading to a slight fall in compound feed sales. where production will start up in June 2024. NEALIA has worked closely with «Les éleveurs de This investment is part of a commitment with la Champagne», to offer support to farmers as the VIVESCIA Cooperative to creating a local soya supply chain to process 25,000 tonnes of beans industry battles high production costs. NEALIA launched a number of new initiatives per year. including a wider range of services around anaerobic The second project is to add a new moist digestion and, in May 2023, a new partnership in the compound feed platform on the Pauvres site, insect sector with the 昀椀rst deliveries to Agronutris in doubling its capacity to 200,000 tonnes per year. Rethel, France. The project was launched in summer 2022 and the Last but not least, NEALIA worked with Aliane — its new platform was of昀椀cially opened in July 2023, production and logistics joint venture, co-owned with with the Prefect of Ardennes in attendance. Kalizea, our semolina maize processing business, performed well despite high inflation and a difficult market, Maize by keeping tight control over cost volatility In total, Kalizea’s three production sites in France, bagging line and a maize processing line Poland and Romania processed more than 225,000 that will make ingredients aimed at snacks tonnes of maize. During the past year, the site in and breakfast cereals manufacturers. Romania has invested in new markets by installing a 19