NEWS FROM ALIPHOSNovember 2016Talking

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A new inorganic feed phosphate plant in Europe: why?

Aliphos, a member of the Ecophos Group, has been producing inorganic feed phosphates for nearly a century. We have led the industry in feed phosphate production, feed phosphate quality and the development of new products. Today,weoffercustomersaroundtheworld the largest range of high quality feed phosphates. Our clear goal is to regain market leadership in Europe, not only in product quality but also in installed capacity. European feed phosphate customers are highly demanding, with a great expertise in animal nutrition. They look for added-value products with the lowest environmental impact at optimum cost.

Sustainability is not just a word to Aliphos, it is part of the value we add and one of our key development criteria. The ability of our new Dunkirk plant to produce high phosphorus digestibility Aliphos® Dical+ from a variety of raw material sources is completely in line with our philosophy. The new plant has been specially designedtoofferfullflexibilityintermsofraw material use so as to take advantage of the best market conditions. Technology developed by Ecophos allows the plant to use alternative sources of raw materials which cannot be used in classical inorganic feed phosphate production processes. Flexibility in the choice of raw materials will be the key to our success and to us again becoming the "Number 1" feed phosphate player in Europe!

Europe is a key market for Aliphos, but we are also increasing our presence in other regions with projects in Egypt and India. We are currently on track towards our strategic objective of having 1 million tons of installed inorganic feed phosphate production capacity worldwide and being the most international producer of the highestqualityproducts. 

A new inorganic feed phosphate: why DCP?

Previously, Aliphos produced dihydrate DCP at factories in Belgium. Our product, Aliphos® Dical, was appreciated by customers all over the world for its high digestibility and purity.

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Aliphos Dunkirk, a new plant for a new type of phosphate: Aliphos® Dical+

The construction of the new Aliphos plant in Dunkirk is fully on track to deliver its first dicalcium phosphate (DCP) in the 4th quarter of 2017. This product will not be any DCP but Aliphos® Dical+, a free flowing, crystalline, pure dihydrate product with the highest phosphorus digestibility compared to other dicalcium phosphates on the market and even some qualities of monocalcium phosphate (MCP).

Aliphos feed phosphate plant construction, Dunkirk, 17.10.2016.

Now we are adding a further “plus” to our DCP. New Aliphos® Dical+ will be a micro- granular,freeflowing,dust-freeproduct.The Ecophos technology gives us the additional advantage of improving the physical characteristics of the end product. Handling will not only be easier for us, but most of all for our customers. Aliphos strongly believes in product quality, with dihydrate DCP continuing to play an important role in the production of high quality animal feeds. This is why we have carried out a digestibility trial with Aliphos® Dical+ on poultry in Wageningen. The result obtained is 82% phosphorus digestibility - far above published values for DCP and even in line with the digestibility of MCP.

The new feed phosphate plant: why Dunkirk?

Over the past few years we have looked at many options in North West Europe for building a new feed phosphate factory. In the end, Dunkirk came out as the best solution. Thenewsiteoffers:

Sufficient spaceforthefeedphosphateplant with additional space available for possible extensions

An industrial infrastructure where partners providing complimentary materials (like hydrochloric acid) can also install themselves

Excellent logistics (by ship/barge, train or truck) for receiving raw materials and shippingfinishedproduct

Proximity to our core markets in Europe.

Ecophos foresees further developments at Dunkirk, both for new products aimed at the animal feed sector as well as for other applications.

More information on Aliphos and Ecophos can be found at www.aliphos.com and www.ecophos.com

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