Delacon

Helmut Dedl

Founder

• 1984: Phytogenic feed additive research begins in Austria.
• 1988: Delacon Biotech Nik Ges.m.b.H. is founded in Steyregg, Austria, by Helmut Dell. A new category of feed additives - phytogenics - is introduced to the market and the production facility is opened.
• 2000: Delacon is being certified by ISO 9001 quality management standard and the HACCP (Hazard Analysis of Critical Control Points) concept is implemented.
• 2001: A patented micro-encapsulation technology is introduced into Delacon products.
• 2003: Delacon expands globally, Asia Pacific Regional Office is founded. The company receives certifications (QS-partner, Gaming/QC, EU Regulation 178/2002) and its products are organic farming certified under EU Regulation 2002–91.
• 2006: First Performing Nature Symposium is organized in Vienna.
• 2009: The 2nd Performing Nature Symposium is held on the Greek island Crete to celebrate Delacon's 20th anniversary.
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  Performing Nature Research Center Broiler section
  2010: Handing-over of daily management to Markus Dell and founding of Delacon China.
• 2011: Delacon opens its own Performing Nature Research Center in the Czech Republic.
• 2012: Fresta F is approved for use by the EU, and is the world's first phytogenic zootechnical feed additive.
• 2013: Delacon celebrates its 25th anniversary along with a further enlargement of the production facilities, enabling production capacities to be tripled.
• 2014: Delacon hosts its 3rd Performing Nature Symposium, featuring more than 350 guests, including customers, distributors, leading scientists, economists, and industry leaders of the feed sector. Delacon introduces a new corporate design at EuroTier 2014.
• 2015: Research and Development, Product Management and Innovation teams are united within the division ‘Product & Innovation’.
• 2016: For the second time, Delacon receives a positive EFSA opinion, this time for the poultry product Biostrong 510 EC.[5] Delacon enters a strategic partnership with PMI Nutritional Additives, a business unit of Land O ‘Lakes in the USA.[6]
• 2017: Bio Strong 510 EC is authorized as zootechnical feed additive by the European Commission.[7] Delacon enters a strategic partnership with Cargill, including a minority equity investment.[8]
• 2022: In June Cargill announced it will acquire the company.[9]

In February 2012, the European Union announced[10] Fresta F as an approved zootechnical feed additive for weaned piglets. This regulatory category is restricted to products whose performance claims are tested and proven. A thorough evaluation of product safety, quality and efficacy by the European Food Safety Authority, the European Union Reference Laboratory, the EU Commission and 27 EU Member States. This product[11] is the first phytogenic product in the world to meet the standards of proven performance[12] set out by European Union regulators.

In March 2017, Delacon received the zootechnical authorization for a second feed additive: Biostrong 510 EC for chicken and minor avian species.[13]

Delacon has introduced a continuous innovation process that aligns the needs from customers, target animals, technology, and production with the long-term strategy for new product development. The focus of research is on animal health, performance, on reducing environmental impact of livestock production[14] such as reduced ammonia and methane emissions; and improving animal welfare.[15]

To ensure that products are developed based on sound scientific knowledge on bio-efficacy and modes of action of phytogenic actives, Delacon invests around ten percent of the annual turnover[16] in the Products and Innovation division. In selection of phytogenic actives, Delacon focuses on natural ingredients to fully use the synergies between actives.

Performing Nature Research Center Czech Republic