Kiotech manufactures and markets natural animal feed additives for agricultural markets. In April this year, the company reported its preliminary results, which showed a 146% increase in underlying profit before tax and exceptional items of L1.9mln compared to L0.8mln in 2009. Sales increased to L21.6mln over the period compared to L11.0mln in 2009. Those results included those of the animal feed additive business – the Optivite Group, which had been largely integrated into the company and the benefits of the acquisition in September 2009 were being felt earlier than expected. “At the time of the preliminary announcement in April, I commented that we had made a solid start to the year,” Rose said. Rose also revealed that its Chinese subsidiary (Kiotechagil (Shanghai) Agriculture Tech) has had success with sales of Genex – a performing enhancing acid and oil – to a number of leading feed mills. „New products have been launched across both trading brands and we are encouraged by the progress being made in Brazil following a visit to the Manton Wood plant by our distributor,” he added. „Our territory expansion initiatives will concentrate on China and Brazil which between them account for over 40 per cent of world pig and poultry meat production.”