AminoLab Completes 'Korea's First Animal Blood Composite Resource Center' in Sejong City

[Asia Economy Reporter Jang Hyowon] AminoLab, a leading company in animal blood resource recycling (CEO Haesung Park, Jeonguk Ki), officially announced on the 10th the completion of a new complex upcycling factory utilizing slaughterhouse blood within the Sejong Future Industrial Complex.

The newly completed blood resource upcycling factory enables mass production of amino acid feed additives, fertilizers, and bio-materials using slaughterhouse blood through its proprietary enzymatic hydrolysis blood resource recycling technology. The factory site spans 5,126 square meters (approximately 1,550 pyeong) and is equipped with state-of-the-art automated facilities capable of producing 900 tons of feed additives and 420 tons of fertilizers annually, eco-friendly R&D machinery, and a large-scale logistics warehouse, with a total investment of 10 billion KRW.

As the industry's first facility with an "eco-friendly resource recycling integrated production system," it can simultaneously mass-produce various blood resource recycling products. It boasts a clean production base where almost no odor, dust, or wastewater is generated during the recycling process, adhering to the highest hygiene standards comparable to food production rather than chemical manufacturing.

Additionally, by obtaining a comprehensive waste recycling business permit (E38) from Sejong City, AminoLab has secured the right to charge waste disposal fees from slaughterhouse blood generating facilities in advance. This allows the company to generate revenue from waste disposal costs without incurring expenses when sourcing raw materials, ensuring stable raw material procurement, market leadership, and profitability simultaneously.

Although slaughterhouse blood is an excellent protein resource, only about 10% is recycled worldwide, with the remainder undergoing costly and time-consuming purification or being illegally discarded. This has highlighted the need for blood resource upcycling and environmentally friendly treatment methods.

Regarding this, CEO Haesung Park of AminoLab stated, "This new factory will undoubtedly become Korea’s premier blood resource recycling center based on enzymatic hydrolysis recycling technology, establishing an optimal eco-friendly mass production system. Our top priority is to domestically produce natural amino acid feed additives and fertilizer products, replacing expensive imported protein feed and achieving import substitution."

Previously, plasma protein feed, which relies 100% on imports, faced high price volatility and supply issues due to raw material price increases and the Ukraine war.

Accordingly, AminoLab plans to actively respond to domestic demand by mass-producing amino acid feed additives, which are more effective than plasma protein, starting with the completion of the "Animal Blood Complex Resource Recycling Center." Furthermore, the company aims to actively explore overseas expansion, focusing on environmentally conscious countries with large market potential such as North America and Europe.

In fact, AminoLab’s amino acid feed additives have attracted growing interest from related companies due to field test results at flatfish farms, poultry farms, and pig farms (targeting weaned piglets and sows), which showed that amino acids enhance immunity, reduce mortality rates, and significantly improve growth rates.

Meanwhile, since its establishment in 2013, AminoLab has been an eco-friendly upcycling company that domestically developed the first amino acid blood resource recycling facilities in Korea using enzymatic hydrolysis bio-processes to recycle slaughterhouse blood. Through its unique enzymatic hydrolysis technology, the company has developed immune-enhancing amino acid feed additives by environmentally breaking down blood proteins and has obtained Korea New Technology (NET) certification for multiple resource recycling facilities, establishing itself as a leading Korean blood resource recycling technology company.

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