Biomin, an affiliated company of Erber Group that develops sustainable, antibiotic-free and top-quality animal nutrition products for healthy and profitable animal production, recently broke ground on a new production site in Haag am Hausruck, Austria.

According to the announcement, the facility is scheduled to begin operating in December 2019 and marks the firm’s further expansion and growth.

“We have decided to invest in Austria in a sustainable and forward-looking way. This is proof that Erber Group’s significant international growth is also manifest in Austria. The new Biomin production site is only one of several big steps in the years to come,” Erber Group chief executive officer Jan Vanbrabant said at the groundbreaking ceremony for the production site.

The new production site will produce natural, antibiotic-free mineral feed and premixes, which help increase the performance of swine, poultry and dairy and beef cattle in an economic way. The construction phase will take 12 months, the company said, and production at the new site will be fully operational starting from December 2019.

Biomin managing director Markus Edlinger added, “We are very happy that construction will start soon. The new site will only be 20 minutes by car from the existing production facility. We are building one of the world’s most modern mineral feed production sites here in upper Austria, and it will be the basis of Erber Group’s strategy for the future.”

The Erber Group is a leading group of companies in the field of food and feed safety, with a focus on natural feed additives, feed and food analysis as well as plant protection. With headquarters in Austria, the Erber Group consists of Biomin, Romber Labs, SANPHAR and EFB.