| Q |
What are the leading and time-tested antimicrobial products
for the Ethanol Industry? |
| A |
Virginiamycin and penicillin are the leading antimicrobial treatment
for the US Ethanol Industry. |
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| Q |
The current suppliers to the US industry offer both products and blends …Why
doesn’t PhibroChem? |
| A |
PhibroChem exclusively markets LACTROL®, which features100% virginiamycin
activity, for the Ethanol Industry. PhibroChem’s research and development
work has long identified penicillin as a less efficacious product
for the ethanol industry. PhibroChem’s affiliate company Phibro Animal
Health is the only producer of Virginiamycin in the world. |
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| Q |
How do other antimicrobial suppliers get their virginiamycin? |
| A |
Phibro Animal Health Division markets several products containing virginiamycin
for livestock nutrition. Competing antimicrobial suppliers
are not buying LACTROL® direct from PhibroChem, so we conclude they
purchase animal feed grade virginiamycin from overseas importers
of our Phibro Animal Health products and blend it into their
products. |
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| Q |
Is animal feed grade virginiamycin identical to LACTROL®? |
| A |
No. Our Animal Health Division adds binders (glue) and fillers and oil
to their products which are beneficial for animals but provide
no benefit (and are possibly detrimental) to alcohol production.
LACTROL® contains only virginiamycin and dextrose and it has 100% activity. |
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| Q |
Can the competing antimicrobial products containing animal feed grade
virginiamycin be more cost effective than LACTROL®? |
| A |
No. In fact they are much more costly. LACTROL® at even 25% of its recommended
maintenance dosage will outperform the more dilute products
containing virginiamycin being offered by some suppliers. |
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| Q |
Does PhibroChem only promote virginiamycin to the ethanol industry since
an affiliate is the world’s only producer? |
| A |
No. PhibroChem’s Technical Director is looking for the best products
period. We are committed to providing the ethanol industry
the best processing aids. That is why we introduced Neotrol
to help control the occurrence of gram negative bacterial. |
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