Animal Feed & Animal Nutrition News
More feed additive acquisitions for Tanke

// 01 nov 2007

To become a leading international producer of animal feed additives, Tanke Inc is acquiring core companies in China. The latest takeover is the acquisition of the capital stock of Tanke Int'l., Ltd. ("TIL"), an existing Hong Kong animal feed additive company.

Tanke Inc. is the successor to LP Holdings, Inc. ("LP") as a result of a May 2007 purchase of a controlling equity stake in LP by a U.S. company owned by the principals of GTI, an established Chinese animal feed additive company. Tanke intends to rely on GTI for products and product development.

"Tanke Inc" operates under the new trading stock symbol TNKE.

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