Kemin Distributes Boats, Nets and Motors to Tsunami-Stricken Villagers in India.

AZHILKKAL, KANYAKUMARI, India -- Kemin Industries has donated fiber catamarans, engines and nets to tsunami victims in Azhilkkal, Kanyakumari District, India. Kemin employees worldwide contributed to this cause in an effort to help villagers return to their livelihood of fishing. Since the tsunami, the main source of work and income for this village, fishing, has been all but nonexistent.

Mr. N. Samraj Jeyachandran, Vice President, Kemin AgriFoods India (KAI) in Chennai, Dr. G.S. Ramesh, KAI president, and R. W. and Mary Nelson, founders of Kemin Industries Inc USA, made the presentation of the fishing supplies to approximately 60 affected families.

The Kemin team conducted a survey of stricken areas last May to identify the locality most affected and organize the procurement of boats, nets and the engines based on requirements of the fishermen.

Ms. Nelson said the vision of Kemin is to strive to improve the quality of life by touching half the people of the world everyday with its products and services. Procuring resources to allow victims of the tsunami to return to their vocations parallels that mission.

About Kemin

Kemin Industries, Inc. is a privately-owned nutritional ingredient manufacturer headquartered in Des Moines, Iowa (USA). Ingredient experts in animal feed, human dietary supplements and food products, and pet foods, Kemin Industries develops customer-specific nutritional solutions.

Serving a customer base that impacts 80 percent of the global food production capability, the Kemin family of companies strives to touch the lives of half the people in the world every day through its products and services. With nearly 900 employees worldwide, the organization operates in more than 80 countries, with manufacturing facilities in Belgium, Brazil, China, India, Singapore, South Africa, Thailand and the United States.