Kemin Industries celebrates '61 since '61' anniversary with community service, sustainability initiatives
Anniversary celebration continues with dedication of solar array installation.
Kemin Industries is celebrating 61 years since the company’s founding in 1961 with a year-long “61 since ‘61” anniversary campaign. The global commemoration kicked off earlier this year and continued today at Kemin’s worldwide headquarters with the dedication of its solar array installation and a Greater Des Moines Habitat for Humanity build on the company’s campus.
R.W. and Mary Nelson established the company with $10,000 in savings, an old wool barn for product mixing, and the family living room as the first corporate office. Initially focused on serving the agricultural industry within the Midwestern U.S., Kemin quickly expanded into new industries and countries. Today, Kemin creates products for human and animal health and nutrition, pet food, aquaculture, nutraceutical, food technologies, crop technologies, textile, biofuels and animal vaccine industries.