VICTAM LatAm and Feed Formulation Latin America Establish a Long-Term Partnership with Feed Technology Institute (FTI)

The organizers of VICTAM LatAm have announced a strategic collaboration with the Feed Technology Institute (FTI), an institute created by Evonik and DSM-Firmenich in partnership with Nutrall, a company incubated at the Federal University of Paraná (UFPR). This initiative aims to address the increasing demand for expertise in feed production processes, while also advancing the development of a pilot feed plant at UFPR to foster research and extension projects for students.

In 2023 and 2024, FTI trained over 500 students through its specialized courses and attracted more than 700 attendees across two editions of the Feed Technology Symposium in Curitiba. The symposium's second edition concentrated on optimizing feed production technologies, with a focus on dosing, mixing, and facility layout.

The partnership with VICTAM in Latin America will extend this technical expertise to the São Paulo event, with a particular focus on feed formulation, new ingredients, and additives, aligning with the debut of Feed Formulation Latin America. This parallel event will concentrate on ingredients, additives, formulation, and innovation for feed mills across various species and types.

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'After the remarkable success of the first edition of VICTAM LatAm, we recognize that attendees seek comprehensive solutions in one place. Therefore, the combination of VICTAM LatAm and Feed Formulation Latin America will create the largest and most complete international event for new technologies, equipment, and ingredients in the feed industry in Latin America,' says Cassiano Facchinetti, Managing Director of Interlink, the Latin American partner of Victam. 'This partnership is crucial for the market, as it allows us to deliver a high-level content-driven event targeting formulators, nutritionists, animal scientists, veterinarians, and R&D professionals directly involved in feed production within both industry and farming sectors,' adds Facchinetti.

'The 2025 edition will present the latest advancements and their impact on feed mills and animal nutrition. The program is being carefully curated to address critical aspects of feed production and their effects on animals,' highlights Professor Alex Maiorka of the Federal University of Paraná (UFPR) and member of FTI's Scientific Committee, who is responsible for symposium planning.

Marco Lara, Feed Applications and Technology Manager at Evonik and member of the Organizing Committee, emphasizes the symposium's objective to foster discussions on key trends and technologies in animal nutrition. In addition to being a hub for knowledge exchange, the event has a philanthropic component. "All proceeds from the symposium will be allocated toward the construction of a pilot feed factory at UFPR," says Lara, stressing the practical outcomes of this intellectual collaboration.

The 'VICTAM-FTI Animal Nutrition and Formulation Seminar,' as it will be titled, will cover a broad spectrum of topics including new ingredients, additives, raw materials (e.g., sorghum, DDG), processing methods, nutritional profiles, formulation modeling, minerals, vitamins, enzymes, amino acids, and other current and pertinent topics for this sector. The full agenda will soon be available at www.feedformulationlatam.com.

• Event: VICTAM LatAm 2025 / FEED Formulation Latin America 2025
• When: September 16-18 - 2025
• Where: Expo Center Norte – São Paulo – Brazil.

About the organizers:

VICTAM Corporation is a Dutch organization established in 1964, part of the Victam Foundation. The Victam Corporation organizes events for animal feed and flour milling in Europe, Asia, Africa, and Latin America. In 1965, the first VICTAM exhibition was held in Utrecht, the Netherlands. The first event in Bangkok, Thailand, was launched in 1994, and in Istanbul, Turkey, in 2021.

VICTAM Foundation's mission is to provide financial support for innovative projects to entities such as institutes, universities, and private companies, as well as offering individual scholarships. The Foundation aims to make positive contributions to the technological advancement of industrial sectors related to animal feed and milling of grains and other raw materials, in the broadest sense of the term.

INTERLINK Exhibitions is the local partner of VICTAM in Latin America. With over 25 years of experience, INTERLINK specializes in organizing technical and business events and conferences in Brazil, South America, and globally. The company focuses on the conception, management, and execution of high-quality B2B events that foster networking and business generation for companies and markets.

For more information, please contact:

Kalasina Manupassa, Marketing VICTAM WorldWide

Kalasinamanupassa@victam.com

Jaqueline Rodrigues, Marketing INTERLINK Latin America (Partner of VICTAM)

Comunicacao@interlinkexhibitions.com

Source: VICTAM LatAm