In Vietnam, Sojitz established Kyodo Sojitz Feed Co., Ltd. (KSF) in a consortium with one of the leading Japanese manufacturers of compound feed for swine, Kyodo Shiryo Co., Ltd., and commenced construction of a new feed mill. This is the first time for a Japanese company to enter the compound feed manufacturing and trading business in Vietnam. KSF will deploy original technology and know-how to manufacture compound feed with a blend of various ingredients that is optimal for raising healthy livestock with high-quality meat. In order to meet expanding demand for meat in Vietnam, which is intensified by population growth, Sojitz will support successful, effective swine farming by supplying compound feed that utilizes reputable technologies.

Port facilities of Interflour Vietnam Limited

Sojitz has also entered the feed business in Cambodia by acquiring 10% of the shares of Sichuan New Hope Agribusiness (Cambodia) Co. Ltd., a subsidiary of the largest Chinese livestock and feed manufacturing company, New Hope Liuhe Co. Ltd.

Furthermore, Sojitz is leveraging its feed business value chain by supplying cost-competitive feed materials to the Mekong River region (mainly to Cambodia and Vietnam) via Caimep Agri Port, ASEAN’s largest grain transshipment facilities owned by Sojitz’s subsidiary Interflour Vietnam Limited.

Compound Feed Companies in Southeast Asia