Church & Dwight Nears Completion of New MEGALAC Plant in California

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Researched by Industrialinfo.com (Industrial Information Resources, Incorporated; Houston, Texas). Church & Dwight Company Incorporated (NYSE: CHD) (Princeton, N.J.) will begin full operations at their newest facility in Madera, California in the first part of June 2002. The facility, which was formerly IKG Borden's Steel Bar Grading site, was gutted and renovated by Washington Group International Incorporated (Princeton, N.J.) to produce MEGALAC rumen bypass fat, a feed ingredient for dairy cows. The estimated yearly production capacity of the plant is approximately thirty thousand tons, but this was unconfirmed by Church & Dwight. The possibility of adding more capacity in a year or two will depend on the market's demands. The company spent approximately $10 million bringing the plant online. Future plans include spending another $3 million to add more capacity.

MEGALAC is made up of calcium salts and long chain fatty acids. It can be added to a cow's diet to increase the energy level in cows, allowing them to produce more milk during early lactation without strain on their bodies. It also replenishes the energy lost during heat stress and pregnancy. Church & Dwight has been in business since 1846, when it began producing baking soda. Church & Dwight is internationally recognized for its ARM & HAMMER brand name.